The fire broke out on the night of Friday to Saturday. A complaint was filed by agency managers.
During the night from Friday to Saturday, an Orpi real estate agency was burnt down in the 12th arrondissement of Marseille, indicate concordant sources at Figaro. This comes just after the dismissal of two real estate agents from the same network which had insulted the MEP Rima Hassan.
The facts took place on the steps of the Orpi real estate agency, located in the Montolivet district. In the middle of the night, a fire was lit on the sidewalk in front of the agency, which quickly won the facade, the front door and the mailbox. The firefighters intervened to reach the flames while the scientific police moved to the scene on Saturday to make observations. The agency managers filed a complaint and an investigation was opened for “arson». Investigators will notably be able to rely on the video surveillance of the neighborhood.
A video of the fire, for the time that is not authenticated, has been widely shared on social networks, notably by the senator LR Valérie Boyer, who sees it as a direct link with the recent controversy involving Rima Hassan, who affirms that it is an image created by artificial intelligence. Friday, two Parisian real estate agents of the group were dismissed after threatening the elected official: “We’re going to burn your Palestine to you». The MEP had filmed the scene and then shared on social networks.
Managers have “nothing to do with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict”
In a statement released on Friday, the main real estate network of France condemned the remarks “unacceptable“Held by its employees:”These words with discriminatory and threatening characters do not in any case reflect the policy of Orpi France.“The president of the group presented”his apologies to Madame Rima Hassan for this unworthy behavior“And reaffirm”His unwavering commitment in favor of human respect and dignity.»
«That she just calls for calm instead of continuing her hateful and irresponsible campaign. Total support for Orpi and residents“Said Valérie Boyer. Contacted by Le Figarothe mayor of the 11th and 12th arrondissement of Marseille, Sylvain Souvestre also condemned this fire, specifying: “The owners are people in the neighborhood, a couple who has nothing to do with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.For the time being, the OPRI group has not yet reacted to the fire.