France: a nursery catches fire during the children’s nap

Lhe “Fleur de Coton” crèche in Malesherbois in Loiret in France is located in a vast 2000m² building which also houses a leisure center and the premises of the PMI. Work was in progress this Tuesday on the roof when smoke appeared: the staff, very responsive, quickly raised the alarm and evacuated the twenty or so children who were inside before the fire broke out. has spread reports The Parisian and relate The Voice of the North.

According to the daily, the alarm sounded shortly after 2 p.m., when the 23 children in the daycare were taking a nap. The evacuation protocol was followed calmly so that the little ones who were still half asleep did not panic. The firefighters’ lights did not seem to frighten them and the evacuation was carried out smoothly. No injuries were therefore reported.

A chance since the flames then spread “between the wooden cladding and the insulation” adds The Parisian which specifies that 33 firefighters were mobilized to control the fire with significant resources: two hoses, an aerial ladder and a drone. It now remains to be determined whether the work carried out on the roof caused the fire or not. The material damage is also being assessed to know when the children will be able to return to their daycare.