Dramatic fire in an apartment: a 6-year-old child dies trapped by the flames, his mother manages to get out just in time

The child's mother managed to get out of the apartment, located in a “small four-story building”, and was taken care of by the firefighters, the commander of the Compiègne gendarmerie company Arthur Cholet told AFP.

The mother and child were alone in the apartment at the time of the disaster, which occurred Tuesday after 9 p.m., he said.

The origin would be accidental

A gendarmerie investigation under the authority of the Compiègne public prosecutor's office”is in progress” to determine the circumstances of the fire and the child's death, added Commander Cholet.

According to another source within the gendarmerie, the origin of the disaster would be “a priori” accidental. The Compiègne public prosecutor's office did not immediately respond to requests from AFP.

This tragedy occurred barely a day after another fatal house fire in the Hauts-de-France region, which left three dead, including two minors aged 9 and 15, in Wingles (Pas-de-Calais).