Haute-Savoie. In Annecy, a huge fire causes the death of one person

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It is a tragedy which focused all the attention of the city for a daytime. On Wednesday October 30, 2024, a major fire broke out in Annecy. According to France 3, the fire started from an old building in the old town, near the Quai de l'Ile.

Nearly 100m2 of roof as well as several apartments went up in smoke, despite the intervention of around fifty firefighters.

70 people without housing

This fire, which broke out early in the afternoon, caused significant damage. According to Dauphiné Libéré, 70 people need to be rehoused. Alexandre Mulatier Gachet, first deputy, explained to our colleagues that “all the people have found temporary accommodation”.

« 17 people were notably taken care of by the local Red Cross,” explains France 3.

But the most dramatic point of this fire is the death of a person. In a press release, the mayor of Annecy, François Astorg sends its “sincere condolences to the family and loved ones of the deceased. »

He also indicates that an investigation will be opened to determine the origin of the fire.

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