Petiot's neighbors in Rue Le Sueur complained to police of a foul stench in the area and of large amounts of smoke billowing from a chimney of the house. Fearing a chimney fire, the police summoned firemen, who entered the house and found a roaring fire in a coal stove in the basement. (11 March 1944)
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Friday 7th of July 1961 (x) — . The fire was triggered by a miner who accidentally started a conveyor belt and did not notice it. The conveyor belt was working idle and eventually due to friction the rubber band of it caught fire.