Volunteer firefighter suspected of causing devastating forest fire in France0

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• July 17, 2026

Prosecutor Diane Ngomsik told AFP news agency that the 18-year-old volunteer firefighter initially confessed to having “set twigs on fire with a lighter and gasoline” before recanting. BFMTV said a second 18-year-old man had also been placed under formal investigation, a stage of French criminal procedure that can lead to formal charges and a subsequent