"We are looking into the likelihood of a fire being started deliberately," said a spokesperson for the French national gendarmerie, adding that no arrests had been made at this stage.

AN “ultra-left anarchist gang” has claimed responsibility for a blackout that plunged 160,000 homes into darkness on the Côte d’Azur – just hours before the Cannes Film Festival awards show.

Nice, France—French authorities on Sunday blamed sabotage and ordered heightened security after a fire at an electricity sub-station in Nice caused the

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Nice following the one that affected the Cannes area on Saturday. The intentional fire of an electrical transformer caused a new massive blackout in southern France in the early hours of Sunday. More than 45,

Local authorities in France's Alpes-Maritimes region on Saturday reported a major electricity outage in parts of the region, including Cannes city, which is hosting its annual film festival. RTE, the electricity transmission system operator of France,