Bordeaux - 24 July 2026: According to Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez, 128 people have been arrested in France on suspicion of having started forest or vegetation fires. However, the figure cited by the minister during a visit to Gironde on 22 July does not constitute proof of guilt. Above all, it points to the rapid forensic and police work carried out after a fire.At the center of the process is the so-called RCCI, the unit responsible for investigating fire causes and fire progression. Such teams are deployed during ongoing fires ...
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