Since Saturday, April 26, the inhabitants of Brumath have had a broken heart. Indeed, the fire of this “House hidden by a large gate“Located Alexandre-Millerand creates a media earthquake. Besides, there is nothing more than the “charred walls and the ripped roof. “
It’s evidence, L “ heap of tiles and other charred debris ” are not the only things that shock. Indeed, the fire then the death of Ecrin-Sena, 12, Hatice, 10, and Melek-Zumra, 6 years old Could they have been avoided? It is precisely this question that the investigators have just answered.
The double sentence of relatives of the victims of the fire
Four days after the drama, a neighbor pays a heartbreaking tribute to young victims. “”It is not my nieces that I lost, it is my children, I have known them from very small. Their mom, my cousin, it’s like my sister, We grew up together“.
Besides, when he saw the flames spring from the house, the latter listened only to his courage and broke a window. His goal? Be able to save girls “toxic flames and smoke“. By his own admission, this day has all the ingredients of “horror movie“. Moved and traumatized, he persists and signs.”I thought I saw hell, but it’s nothing next to that. Our life stopped that day.”
It was without counting on The heartbreaking speech of the grandmother. Specially coming from Luxembourg, she collapsed before our colleagues. Speaking in Turkish, she “I have lost you and will never see you again… How will I overcome this, to put you on the ground? How is it possible?“
And there, everything changes!
Despite the support of two volunteer firefighters, the 10 and 12 -year -old girls died in the fire. Extirpated from flames, the youngest has been transported in “absolute emergency“ At the Strasbourg University Hospital. Alas, sixty-eight hours after her arrival, she left to join her sisters.
According to “First elements of the investigation” relayed by our colleagues from the DNA, the fire would have for “Origin a malfunction of the refrigerator in the kitchen. “And for good reason, the”flammable gas contained in the device would have caught fire “. Business to follow!
