Overview
- Authorities say the blaze started Saturday in Rillieux-la-Pape during the filming of a rap video where masked participants used firework mortars.
- One shot landed on a nearby balcony and ignited the facade, damaging at least five apartments in the five-storey building, with no fatalities reported.
- About 70 firefighters responded around 3:20 p.m. and brought the fire under control later in the afternoon.
- Police report that officers were targeted with fireworks and firefighters faced thrown objects during the intervention, prompting reinforced patrols overnight.
- Several dozen residents were displaced, about 40 were evacuated to a gym for temporary shelter, and local press images show significant facade damage as the investigation proceeds.