Two 16-year-old teenagers indicted in the investigation into the fire at the Mandela high school in Nantes on the sidelines of a blockade

The teenagers are suspected of being involved in the fire in the hall at the Nelson Mandela high school, in Nantes (Loire-Atlantique) on October 1. Two 16-year-old suspects were indicted on Thursday evening, the prosecution announced on Friday, November 6, confirming information from Ouest-France.

One of the two high school students was placed under judicial supervision by the judge of freedoms and detention, while the other was placed in a closed educational center, further confirmed the prosecution, which will appeal this decision. The public prosecutor had in fact requested the detention of the two indicted people.

The hall of the establishment was completely destroyed by this fire, which occurred during the blockade of the high school. The disaster became one of the symbols of the first excesses observed on the fringes of the high school movement. Located on the island of Nantes, this public establishment welcomes more than 1,700 pupils and students. The reopening of the high school is planned for November 16, according to the Pays de la Loire region.