2024 Nice arson attack
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| Nice arson attack | |
|---|---|
| Location | Les Moulins, Nice, France |
| Date | 18 July 2024 c. ~2:30 p.m. (CEST) |
Attack type | Arson, Mass murder, Familicide |
| Weapon | Petrol |
| Deaths | 7 (including one indirectly) |
| Injured | 33 |
| Perpetrators | Unknown |
| Motive | Unknown |
On July 18, 2024, seven people were killed and thirty-three others were injured in an arson attack in Nice, France.
The fire started after unknown men ignited petrol that was poured in a stairwell at around 2:30 p.m. on the seventh floor of an apartment building in Les Moulins, Nice. The fire quickly spread, killing six people from the same family including three young children and three adults, while a teenager died jumping from a window.[1] Thirty people suffered smoke inhalation injuries while three other injured people, including a man who jumped from a window trying to escape the fire and was severely injured, were taken to hospital.[2] A total of 25 fire engines and 72 firefighters were sent to tackle the blaze.
Aftermath
One suspect was arrested on July 22, 2024, by French police.[3]