Arson in the Church of Saint Denis d'Hellemmes-Lille

Country: France

Date of incident: September 10, 2017


A fire was discovered in the late afternoon of September 10, 2017 and appeared to have been intentionally set in three separate places, including the the altar of the church of Saint Denis d'Hellemmes-Lille. The fire brigade came quickly and was able to extinguish the fire. The organ suffered the most damage and is no longer useable. The police opened an investigation.

Source: Nord-Éclair