A tragedy occurred in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, a town located near Bordeaux (Gironde), on the evening of Friday November 15, 2024. As reported France 3 New Aquitaine a fire broke out in a mobile home occupied by a couple. Alerted around 9:30 p.m., emergency services quickly rushed to the scene to control the flames and help the victims.
When they arrived, a 61-year-old man was seriously injured. He was rescued by the owner of the land on which the mobile home was located. “He was screaming in pain. It was burning. It was horrible”tells the latter to our colleagues at South West . He and his son tried to save the companion of the sixty-year-old who was still inside. “But an explosion rang out and everything burst into flames. We couldn’t do anything.”he confides with emotion.
“Both were crippled”
After controlling the fire, emergency services found the “charred body” of the 67-year-old woman inside the mobile home. Seriously injured, his companion was rushed to hospital. “Both were crippled, he suffered from a club foot and she was almost blind”indicates the owner of the land.
An investigation has been opened to determine the origin of this tragedy. According to local media, the accidental track would be favored. The fire apparently started from a wood stove, which was overloaded on this particularly cold night. The accommodation of around fifty square meters was completely charred.
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