his sofa catches fire, a man found dead in his apartment

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The events took place around 8:30 a.m., Thursday, November 14. Alerted by neighbors, firefighters intervened for an apartment fire in Vern-sur-Seiche, southeast of Rennes.

On site, they discovered a 48 year old man in cardiorespiratory arrestindicates the Ille-et-Vilaine departmental fire and rescue operational center (Codis 35) to news Rennesconfirming West France. “He was declared deceased by doctor Smur. »

A twenty firefighters extinguished the fire using a hose.

“A man in difficulty”

Contacted by news Rennesthe gendarmerie, who also went to the scene, explained that it was “a man in difficulty”, already known to firefighters.

He probably died of asphyxiation, the fire started from the sofa. The hypothesis is that he fell asleep with a cigarette. However, he was not burned, as he was found on the ground a little further away. It is possible that he crawled there, given that he had a physical disability. He walked with a cane.

No other people were injured. The occupants of the building were able to return to their apartment.

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