Seine-et-Marne. Fire completely destroys an apartment in Melun: a family relocated

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There's nothing left. In the dead of night, this Saturday November 9, 2024a fire broke out in one of the buildings from the Almont districtin Melun (Seine-et-Marne).

Smoke poisoning

It was around 12:20 a.m. that the law enforcement and the first aiders intervened on site. According to the first elements collected, the feu allegedly left from an apartment located on the third floor of a building in the neighborhood.

Quickly intervened, the firefighters took charge of the four occupants accommodation: a couple, their daughter and their grandson. Victims ofsmoke poisoningthey were taken to an area hospital to be examined.

The relocated family

Despite the rapid intervention of the firefighters, the fire “totally ravaged the accommodation”, as a source close to the matter points out. The family was thus relocatedas well as the occupants of the accommodation above.

A investigation has been opened by the police in order to determine the causes of the incident. According to the first information collected, investigators favor the accidental theory.

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