Minor charged after two firefighters die in Mérignac blaze near Bordeaux

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A minor has been charged following a fire in Mérignac, near Bordeaux, in which two firefighters died, according to Le Monde. The teenager had no previous record with the judicial authorities. He admitted smoking a cigarette and throwing it away, and said he might have started the fire, although he was “not certain”, according to the Bordeaux public prosecutor’s office.

• A minor was charged after two firefighters died in Mérignac
• The teenager had no previous record with the judicial authorities
• He admitted smoking and discarding a cigarette
• He said he might have caused the fire but was “not certain”