A homeless man, placed in a sobering-up cell in Montpellier (Hérault), is suspected of having tried to set his cell on fire on Wednesday, reports Gazette Live. Arrested while he was in a state of intoxication on the Place de la Comédie, the 36-year-old man is accused of having managed to cause the mattress in the room in which he was to ignite.
Significant smoke spread in the police station, which caused the fire alarm to sound, continues the news site. About fifteen people, who were placed in police custody, had to be evacuated, while waiting for the firefighters to intervene to find that there was no longer any risk. The homeless, he was sentenced to police custody, for willful degradation of public property, this time.