Following the explosion of a house in Meauzac, near Montauban (Tarn-et-Garonne), this Friday, November 29, 2024, a man was found dead, under the rubble.
An impressive explosion devastated a house in Tarn-et-Garonne, exactly Meauzac, near Montauban, Friday November 29, 2024. Long searches were undertaken to find a man, whose remains were discovered under the rubble.
Found by firefighters
As reported by Actu Toulouse, the body of a 75-year-old man, resident of the house, was found: he died under the weight of the debris, by emergency services. According to our colleagues, many firefighters reached the damaged building: 48 were deployed following this explosion which literally blew away the house.
Huge explosion
La Dépêche explained, earlier this Friday, that a huge explosion sounded mid-morning, destroying the house three quarters and giving way to a striking image of rubble piled up on the ground. The explosion occurred when a man, who lived there with his wife, had just parked his vehicle in the garage. A return home after dropping his wife off at a nearby business.
What happened?
The intense searches which were carried out to try to find the retiree therefore unfortunately led to this tragic discovery. As our colleagues report, the presence of bottles acetylenea flammable and reactive gas, represents the major hypothesis to justify this terrible explosion. La Dépêche reveals, in fact, that the owner of the house had severalhe who was a welder in the past.
