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VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-11-06

“The only contact that the government managed to make with the victims was a couple of minutes before the flames engulfed everyone. One police car drove by with the sirens on. There was no talking, there was no messaging.”

Thomas-Wolf Verdonckt · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-06

Thomas-Wolf Verdonckt describes the lack of communication from authorities before the flames engulfed victims.

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