In France, due to riots, the bell tower of the city hall of Limoges collapsed

The bell tower collapsed on the roof of the city hall of the commune of Limoges in central France. The cause was a fire that broke out during the riots. The footage of the incident is published by France 3 TV channel.

The city hall fire began after several groups of radicals broke into the building and set fire to several rooms on the ground floor. Several cars parked near City Hall were then set on fire - they later exploded.

Despite the efforts of firefighters, who for an hour tried to extinguish the fire, the fire spread to the roof of the building. An hour later, flames engulfed the bell tower, which is part of the building. According to the TV channel, the burning structure collapsed on its side and broke part of the roof in the center of the building. Currently, extinguishing the fire continues.

“There are no words to condemn what happened: it is so despicable. For the country it is chaos, - quotes France 3 the words of the mayor of Limoges Guillaume Guerin.

According to him, the pogromists “came to kill” and it is “seen on the cameras”. The mayor promised to file a complaint and seek punishment for all those responsible for the destruction of the historic building.

The Limoges City Hall was built in 1883 under the direction of architect Charles Alfred Leclerc. It is one of the protected historical sites of the republic.

France complained of large budget losses due to protests.

Macron promised to punish the perpetrators of pogroms at the protests.