The fire that broke out early Monday morning in a ten-story apartment building in Lyon, France, claimed four lives and injured ten. reported BFM television, which is referred to by TASR. The victims are two women and two men who they lived in one of the cellars without permission. They died as a result of poisoning by combustion products, Le Progres newspaper wrote on its website.
- A fire in an apartment building in Lyon claimed four lives.
- 78 firefighters and rescue teams took part in the intervention.
- The entire house was not evacuated as the fire did not spread.
- The victims were two women and two men.
78 firefighters with 34 pieces of equipment participated in the intervention, supported by four rescue service teamsthe prefecture said in its communiqué. The fire started on the ground floor of the building and did not spread further. The firefighters therefore did not order the evacuation of the entire building.
Residents of the house in interviews for BFM they complained about the neglected state of the building. They said that there are cockroaches and bed bugs in the house. They also reminded that there was also a fire in their house last year, while the fire forced the tenants to evacuate. Several pointed out that they see squatters in the house every day.
