Porch of Church Burnt as Street Fire Spread
In Roubaix, the porch of the church of Sacré-Cœur was destroyed by fire during the night from 2-3 September. Rubbish, including a bench, were burned on the boulevard de Strasbourg and the fire spread to the door of the church.
The intervention of firefighters helped prevent the fire from spreading inside the building. Police have opened an investigation and the question of whether this was a criminal act is being explored, as other fires were set nearby. Source: La Voix du Nord