A very large fire that occurred on a farm in Rochechouart, in Haute-Vienne, caused very heavy damage during the night from Tuesday to Wednesday. Around 500 goats died in the flames which completely destroyed a 2,200 square meter building.
According to our information, the fire started around 12:40 a.m. The firefighters, quickly on site, could only note the extent of the disaster which completely destroyed this farm which produces goat's milk. Significant emergency resources were deployed, and the fire was quickly brought under control and then extinguished, but the loss of animals present in the buildings could not be avoided.
At 5:45 a.m. this Wednesday morning, the fire was out. 21 firefighters were still mobilized on site to monitor any possible outbreak of flames. The gendarmes also went to the site, but their work is currently complicated by the very high temperatures around what remains of the blaze, which has so far prevented them from being able to carry out their work. investigation and in particular to carry out the first readings to try to explain the reasons for this disaster, which are unknown at this stage.
