The fire broke out in the former premises of the Comteroux store in Perpignan, Tuesday June 18, 2024 in the evening. The fire is extinguished. Two firefighters were slightly injured.
A violent fire partially destroyed the premises of the former Comteroux furniture store Avenue Porte d’Espagne in Perpignan, late in the evening this Tuesday, June 18, 2024.
The fire broke out around 8:30 p.m. in the commercial area south of Perpignan, in the building of the former Comteroux store which has not been used for around twenty years.
The fire started under the roof of the structure with a surface area of 6,000 square meters. In total, 600 to 700 square meters were destroyed.
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A fire broke out in the building of the former Comteroux furniture store in Perpignan on Tuesday June 18, 2024.
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The building with its stone facade is well known in Perpignan, because it is here that many people from Perpignan came to buy their furniture a few years ago.
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A fire broke out in the building of the former Comteroux furniture store in Perpignan on Tuesday June 18, 2024.
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From 8:30 p.m. to 4 a.m., around 90 firefighters were mobilized to put out the fire.
It was complicated because the fire started under the roof. With the old beams, we had to treat everything because fire can circulate in the beam.
Guillaume Lopez – Sdis 66
Once the fire was completely extinguished, firefighters remained on site for part of the night to monitor hot spots and carry out clearing, to ensure that no area could restart the fire.
During the intervention, two of them were slightly injured, bothered by the smoke and the heat. The medical team present on site was able to take care of them quickly before sending them back to the barracks to rest. According to Sdis 66, “Today they are doing well.”
At this time, the origin of the fire is not known.
