A firefighter died battling a blaze in an underground car park in Paris during a sixth consecutive night of rioting across France, Ednews reports citing Yahoo.
The 24-year-old, who has not been named, was on Monday part of an emergency operation in the troubled northern suburb of Saint-Denis.
Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin, said: “Overnight, while fighting against a blaze involving several vehicles in an underground car park in Saint-Denis, a young Corporal-Chief of the Paris Fire Brigade died despite very rapid treatment by his teammates.”
The ongoing violence saw 157 arrests between Sunday and Monday, said Mr Darmanin.
Rallies will be held in front of town halls across France on Monday as people demand an end to the disturbances.
While the latest arrest figure was well down on the 2,000 plus taken into custody on Friday and Saturday nights, violent acts continued.
Vincent Jeanbrun, the mayor of Paris suburb L’Hay-les-Roses, said his wife would not be able to walk for three months after their family home was ramraided on Saturday.
‘It was an assassination attempt,’ he said. ‘A milestone was reached in horror and ignominy.’
