From Thursday to Friday, at least four people were killed in an explosion in a downtown Bressuire building (Deux-Sevres) fire. The causes are still unknown and there are ongoing searches to find more. victims.
Between 4:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. the fire spread to four studios in the attic section of a two-storey city center building. The studios were inhabited by Comorians. They were rented by a private landlord over a notarial bureau.
The provisional death toll was reported at midday to be four. According to the Niort Julien Wattebled public prosecutor, search for other victims would continue "after total safety of the premises", he opened an investigation to "search for the causes" He stated that "no signs of foul play have been found" at this point.
The roof collapsed, and the stairs leading to it. It is necessary to pass through the roof, or support the entire building's bottom, but it could collapse, explained Emmanuelle Menard.
According to firefighters from the department, 70 firefighters were mobilized in the morning and the fire was under control. The prosecution added that a 20-year-old victim, who was burned, was saved from flames and taken to Faye-l'Abbesse hospital, just a few kilometers away. Investigators will hear his story.
Mrs. Lavaux, who did not want to be identified by her first name, was the manager of the hotel-restaurant "La Boule d'Or" and a resident. She said that the smoke reached the 2nd floor at 4:20 a.m. when it rang the alarm. My husband called the fire department and we went outside with our children and six clients. The fire brigade took care of a person who ran on the streets and one who was standing on the roof.
