Nearly 750 hectares burned between Marseille and the Pennes-Mirabeau, after the fire of a vehicle on the A55 emergency stop band. If the technical control of the vehicle was not up to date, no direct link could be established with the departure of fire.
Between Tuesday 8 and Wednesday July 9, a fire large -scale has ravaged about 750 hectares vegetation near the A55 motorway, up to Marseille. At the origin of the loss: a Peugeot 107 On fire, abandoned on the emergency stop band.
According to information from Bfmtvthe vehicle was no longer in good standing In terms of technical control, “For some time”according to a source close to the investigation.
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However, this offense does not allowas it stands, retain criminal liability For “involuntary destruction by fire linked to a breach of a security obligation”.
No link established with the start of fire
At this stage of the investigation, the authorities cannot prove that the lack of technical control is the direct origin of the conflagration of the vehicle. “It would be necessary to establish a causal link between the absence of technical control and the start of fire. But how do you prove this? It is impossible. In the absence of a link, no prosecution can be engaged”explains a source close to the file.
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The fire, which has spread to the Pennes-Mirabeau, mobilized significant resources. The driver of the vehicle, for the moment, is at the moment a fine of 90 euros for lack of technical control.