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A spectacular incident occurred in Cannes on the evening of Wednesday November 27. An ethanol heater, now very common on terraces in cold weather, exploded, causing four injuries, two of them serious.
An ethanol heater exploded on Wednesday evening in Cannes, on the terrace of a restaurant, BFM Côte d'Azur tells us. The events occurred around 9:45 p.m., in an establishment on Cours Félix Faure, very close to the old port.
According to the local news channel, around twenty firefighters had to intervene on the spot to take care of the four injured. Two people, victims of burns, were more seriously injured. The victims are between 30 and 54 years old.
ud83dudea8 FLASH | CANNES: Four people injured, two of them seriously, after the explosion of an ethanol heater on the terrace of a restaurant. Nearly 22 firefighters were sent to the scene according to BFM Côté d'Azur. pic.twitter.com/x8cBrL0bRz
— Sirens (@SirenesFR) https://twitter.com/SirenesFR/status/1861898676542513209?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
For the moment, the exact circumstances of the accident remain uncertain, specifies the channel.
