On the sidelines of the Parisian procession of May 1, a fire ravaged a building on Monday Place de la Nation, where the demonstration ended. The fire spread from a bicycle terminal to the building under construction. Flames quickly escaped from the ground floor. The disaster erupted when the police had begun the dispersal of demonstrators particularly mobilized against the pension reform.
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Clashes took place during the demonstration and the clashes intensified when the parade arrived at Place de la Nation. Hundreds of “black blocks” notably used fireworks aimed at the police, who responded with a lot of tear gas, defensive grenades and water cannons.
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The structure of the damaged building?
The fire in the building caused a thick cloud of black smoke. Paris firefighters were able to quickly bring the flames under control. An expert will have to determine if the disaster has damaged the structure of this building intended to accommodate offices.
On the Place de la Nation, the dispersal of the last demonstrators ended around 9 p.m. Clashes erupted in several other cities in France, notably in Nantes and Lyon, during these parades on May 1 marked by the trade union against the pension reform.
2023-05-03 00:23:35
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