A firefighter died on the night of Sunday July 2 to Monday July 3, 2023, in Saint-Denis (Seine-Saint-Denis), while he was responding to a vehicle fire. This is not related to the riots say the authorities.
The announcement was made by Gérald Darmanin in person. This Monday, July 3, 2023, the Minister of the Interior declared that a firefighter died in the exercise of these functions, this night, in Saint-Denis (Seine-Saint-Denis), while he was fighting against a vehicle fire in an underground car park.
The tragedy occurred after the emergency services were called around 3 a.m. to intervene on rue du Landy, said a press release from the Paris police headquarters. While he had entered the basement of this building to try to conscribe the fire, the man fell into cardio-respiratory arrest. Despite the first aid provided by his colleagues and a transfer to the Clamart military hospital (Hauts-de-Seine), he did not survive.
The victim was a 24-year-old young master corporal of the Paris Fire Brigade, said Gérald Darmanin, in his message posted on Twitter. The man was assigned to the La Courneuve barracks.
Last night, while fighting against a fire from several vehicles in an underground car park in Saint-Denis (93), a young 24-year-old Corporal-Chief of the Paris Fire Brigade died despite the very rapid care by his teammates.
All my condolences— Gérald DARMANIN (@GDarmanin) July 3, 2023
While France has been facing riots in recent nights following the death of 17-year-old Nahel, killed by a policeman, this tragedy did not occur in the context of the violence that punctuates Saint-Denis (and many other cities) in recent days. In any case, this is what the firefighters said because “no intervention linked to urban violence was engaged at the time of the facts.” “No link” can therefore be established according to them.