a house on fire in the city center
The alert was given at 12:32 p.m. this Wednesday, January 12. The thick column of black smoke rising into the sky, in the area of the Place des Romains, was already visible for several hundred meters around. A residential house is on fire, avenue du Parc des Sports.
About twenty firefighters are currently deployed to fight the flames. Several lances, including one on a large scale, are deployed. The house and the adjoining shed are totally ablaze.
Proof of the size of the fire inside, the thick gray smoke that emanates from all the openings of the building does not facilitate the progress of the firefighters, equipped with their breathing apparatus. The origin of the fire remains undetermined for the time being. Extinguishing operations should last several hours.
No injuries are to be deplored. The occupants of the house, an elderly couple, were able to get out on time. Without being able to explain the flash of the fire, they were taken to safety. According to the first elements, the origin of the fire would come from the fireplace which had been lit at the end of the morning. As a precaution against the fumes of smoke, the neighboring houses were evacuated, the time to allow the firefighters to control the fire.
The firefighters continue to work against the flames to prevent the spread to other houses and water copiously, to cool it, the burning shed containing gas cylinders, in order to avoid any risk of explosion under the effect of the fire. heat. The damage is considerable, the house was completely destroyed by fire, requiring the relocation of the couple.