Within 24 hours two fires hit the Saint-Serge Church in Angers. On April 2, the altar of the chapel of the Virgin Mary was set on fire. On the next day a fire broke out in front of the Saint-Ambroise statue. A suspect women was spotted and arrested by the police.
Following the event, the church was temporally closed during investigations. Father Jean-Marie Gautreau is cautious about speculations and said: "We should not draw hasty conclusions."