[MISE A JOUR] Technical unemployment, rehousing and danger order after the fire near Rouen

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The situation is under control in the city center of Elbeuf. On Wednesday November 27, 2024, since mid-afternoon, firefighters have been intervening for a impressive fireon the first floor of a small building on rue Théodore-Chennevière.

16 people relocated

According to the latest assessment drawn up by the firefighters, a little before 10 p.m., the intervention was still in progress but “the fire is out”. The risk of spread to a neighboring building also seems to have been ruled out for the moment.

Now, firefighters are working on clearing and clearing operations.

But the intervention could still last a long time. In the meantime, the street will remain closed to traffic, 16 people including 9 children will be relocated by the City CCAS and the beauty salon located on the ground floor will undergo a period of technical unemployment “for an indefinite period”.

The City should subsequently take a danger order concerning the building, which suffered significant damage.

The article published at 5:22 p.m.:

It was close to 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, November 27, 2024, when the alert was issued for a departure of house firein the center of Elbeuf (Seine-Maritime).

Many firefighters deployed

More precisely, it concerns a fire in a house located on rue Théodore-Chennevière, with flames coming out of the first floor, above a beauty salon.

On site, a large scale deployed is visible from the safety cord. Forty-four firefighters, “including a column command post”, are deployed on site according to Sdis76. With two fire hosesthey continue to extinguish the fire.

The street is completely blocked to traffic by the police and firefighters and a plume of smoke is very present in the neighborhood.

A risk of spread

Present on site, the mayor of the town, Djoudé Merabet, gives details of the intervention in progress: “We know that the apartment is occupied, but we do not know if there was anyone there at the time- there. The fire is being brought under control in the apartment, but there is a risk of spread to the building behind. »

The town hall services and the CCAS therefore set about identifying all the occupants of this building and supporting some of them, particularly children, “in the warmth of the media library”.

The City will also take care of possible rehousing, if necessary.

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