9h30. Lieutenant-Colonel Zimmer in charge of operations for the Moselle Departmental Fire and Rescue Service provided a situation update on this particularly difficult fire to contain. At night, 40 firefighters were mobilized. The situation is stable but the fire is not considered to be out. A replacement arrived this Monday morning, also 40 fire soldiers who will be able to continue to act on several fronts: “We are going to pump the water and foam spilled into the cellars where the fire started, to be able to once again hire staff. » It is a question of accessing and completely exploring this tortuous labyrinth, reaching possible residual hearths in the corners of the cellars. On the surface, the firefighters will begin a long work aimed at clearing the beams and consumed elements. The City of Metz provides a dumpster. The morning rain and the ambient humidity do not make the firefighters' work easier.
The bookstore Hisler is closed. The firefighters preserved the interior of the store as much as possible by covering the stalls and sheltering the computer equipment.
