The fire broke out in the room of one of the residents of the Tjibaou accommodation and social reintegration center of the Espoir association in Colmar (Haut-Rhin), before quickly spreading to the attic and the roof, they said. indicated the firefighters.
Two people were injured in the fire at the Tjibaou accommodation and social reintegration center of the Espoir association in Colmar (Haut-Rhin) during the night from Friday to Saturday, we learned in the morning from the firefighters.
The fire broke out in the bedroom of one of the residents, before quickly spreading to the attic and the roof via the insulating materials, firefighters said.
-If the main focus was “quickly extinguished”fire “still smoldering in the insulation” early in the morning, the firefighters being busy putting out the “residual outbreaks”. In total, around sixty firefighters and 11 vehicles were mobilized. They evacuated 19 residents, two of whom were treated in relative emergency, the prefecture told AFP.
The residents were relocated by the city to a youth hostel. A judicial investigation has been opened.
