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Marseille Orpi Agency Fire Prompts Judicial Arson Probe

Scientific police are reviewing neighborhood CCTV footage after a disputed video of the blaze began circulating on social media.

Une agence Orpi de Marseille incendiée quelques jours après la polémique avec Rima Hassan
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L'eurodéputée Rima Hassan avait été insultée devant une agence Orpi le 27 juin dernier à Paris.

Overview

  • The blaze at an Orpi agency in Marseille’s 12th arrondissement on June 27–28 was swiftly declared intentional, triggering a judicial arson inquiry.
  • Firefighters extinguished the flames before scientific police conducted on-site forensic examinations.
  • Investigators are examining neighborhood CCTV footage as part of the ongoing probe.
  • A video of the fire that circulated on social media remains unauthenticated, leading Rima Hassan to assert it was AI-generated.
  • Orpi France has not commented further on the incident beyond earlier apologies, and local officials have condemned the arson while emphasizing that the agency’s owners are uninvolved in geopolitical disputes.