The Montpellier firefighters were alerted early this Wednesday, January 1, 2025 that a fire had just broken out on the top floor of a building on rue Balard. Two injured people were removed from the burning apartment using a large swing ladder.
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An apartment fire broke out around 7:30 a.m. this Wednesday in the Clémenceau district of Montpellier.
The flames broke out on the top level of a 3-story residential building. When firefighters arrived, the fire had broken through the roof of the building.
The two occupants of the apartment were rescued from outside the building using an EPS, a large sequential pivoting ladder. Then brought to safety and taken care of by the medical unit.
One of the injured suffered burns to his hands and smoke inhalation. The other had to undergo a check-up.
Four other residents of the building were also rescued and received by emergency services.
This fire was quickly brought under control and mobilized around thirty firefighters during the morning.
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