During the night from Friday to Saturday, at 1:50 a.m. a fire broke out on the 1st floor of the building in the living area of the Jonzac fire and rescue center (CIS) with a risk of spreading to the rest of the premises. .
The seven firefighters present on night duty were able to evacuate all the emergency equipment and quickly began fighting the fire.
No firefighters were injured.
Numerous reinforcements were quickly dispatched to the scene for a total of 12 vehicles and 50 firefighters.
The fire was brought under control during the night and was confined to the 150 m2 living area which was heavily damaged.
The municipality of Jonzac made the premises of the gymnasium available in order to constitute a fallback emergency center to ensure the continuity of operational coverage of the sector by nine firefighters.
According to a press release from the Charente-Maritime departmental fire and rescue service, “the operational response in the town of Jonzac and its outskirts is not degraded. »
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Some figures on the CIS Jonzac: 1,600 interventions carried out by 27 professional firefighters, 48 volunteer firefighters and administrative staff.
Building surface area: 1,200 m2.
Photo illustration LRI.
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