US EditionAude's Fire "May Have a Criminal Cause" According to Montpellier's Attorney
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The Office of the Attorney General of Montpellier today pointed out that the so-called fire of the century in France, which devoured 13 thousand hectares of forest in Aude, could have an intentional character, although it ruled out being categorical at the time.
The fire has only been under control for three days in the Aude, but it is time for explanations and an assessment. The prosecutor of the Republic of Montpellier (Hérault) announced on Wednesday 13 August that the fire in the Aude "may have a criminal cause resulting from a voluntary act." In a statement, he adds that "experts believe that in view of the conditions of departure of the fire, the fire could have a criminal cause resulting from a v…
The Montpellier prosecutor said on Wednesday 13 August that the fire in the Aude could have a criminal case. A college of two investigating judges was seized.
On Wednesday, August 13, 2025, the Montpellier Public Prosecutor's Office announced that it had excluded any natural cause, in the fire that ravaged 17,000 hectares in the Corbières. The investigation was headed for a voluntary departure of fire, therefore criminal.
The prosecutor of the Republic of Montpellier announced this Wednesday that the fire of the Aude, which took place in early August "could have a criminal cause resulting from a voluntary act"
The mega-fire that has devastated nearly 17,000 hectares in the Corberes massif, in Aude, may have been caused. The Montpellier prosecutor has confirmed that any natural cause had been ruled out and that the conditions at the point of origin of the fire suggest a voluntary and criminal act. The daughter of the woman who died in the Aude fire contradicts the authorities' version: "She wanted to leave" The fire broke out on August 5 in the early a…
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