Fires in Pas-De-Calais Are "Imputable" to Clandestine Crossings of the English Channel

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One of the fires is "attributable" to migrants after a failed boat departure, the other "could be linked" to a tear gas grenade used by police, the prosecutor's office said Wednesday.

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The investigation has not yet been resolved, but the Boulogne Public Prosecutor's Office has given new evidence as to the origin of the Dannes and Hardelot fires on Wednesday, August 19. Details.

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The deputy prosecutor of Boulogne-sur-Mer said Wednesday, August 19, 2026, that a departure of fire was "imputable to migrants following the failure of a departure of a boat". The second departure of fire "could be linked to a tear gas grenade of the gendarmes". No arrest took place.

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Simultaneous fire starts have caused major fires on the coast of Pas-de-Calais. On Wednesday 19 August, the Boulogne-sur-Mer Public Prosecutor's Office announced that their origin is linked to clandestine crossings of the English Channel.

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This is not the most extensive fire of this canicule summer, but it is one of the most serious and unusual. It was caused by grenades fired from the gendarmerie. L-article In the Pas-de-Calais: the gendarmerie causes a fire by tracking refugees appeared first on Against Attack.