A mad arsonist burned a building in Paris and killed 10 people | Chronic

Moments of extreme tension were experienced in a condominium building in the city of Paris, where a large fire killed 10 people and injured 37 to varying degrees. Meanwhile, the French police arrested a resident of the complex who was the cause of the incident.

Police sources confirmed that the incident had unfolded in a modern building in the elegant 16th arrondissement of Paris, which had been the scene of a tragedy. At 17a, rue Erlanger, near the Porte d'Auteuil, the fire killed at least 10 people and wounded 37, including 6 firefighters.

"Paris is mourning this morning" , "the situation is terrible", reacted immediately Anne Hidalgo, the mayor of Paris. He arrived at the scene early in the morning and thanked the firefighters, honored the day before for his mobilization during the deadly explosion that occurred on Treviso Street on January 12th. "Even today, they have been there, they have saved lives, I want to thank them and thank the Parisians" he said.

This time, the fire seems to be of criminal origin, according to the first elements gathered on the site. The prosecutor's office in Paris has opened an investigation into "voluntary destruction by fire resulting in death" and he was entrusted to the judicial police. "It will shed light on the circumstances of this tragedy"promised the local prosecutor Rémy Heitz.

A resident of the building was arrested Monday night, not far from the fire, and placed in custody, said the official. Apparently, he was trying to set fire to a car and garbage, police sources said.

At 40, she "has a history of psychiatry"said Heitz. "Apparently, she's fighting with her neighbors, and it went wrong, she set the building on fire" , reports a man familiar with the investigations.