Overview
- Authorities say a firework from the illicit production landed on a balcony, igniting stored cartons and sending flames up the façade across five floors.
- Roughly 70 firefighters responded and were targeted with fireworks on arrival, and police reportedly deployed tear gas, according to Le Progrès.
- Dozens of residents were evacuated to a gym, with no injuries reported, and at least five apartments are uninhabitable, including three destroyed.
- The Lyon public prosecutor has launched a probe, police presence was reinforced overnight, and no arrests have been reported, per BFMTV.
- Officials noted the building was recently renovated with public funds, and Mayor Alexandre Vincendet plans to file complaints after reporting he was attacked but unhurt.