Near Perpignan, a man dies in a fire in his garage, his wife hospitalized

This Saturday, January 18, at 7:27 a.m., emergency services intervened for a garage fire, in Espira-de-l’Agly, near Perpignan.

The fire, which started in the 20 m garage²quickly spread and threatened the home, located on rue Edith Piaf.

On site, 32 firefighters quickly intervenedor 8 vehicles.

According to initial information communicated by the SDIS66 firefighters, one of the residents of the house, a man, died while trying to control the fire. His wife, who inhaled a large quantity of smoke, was hospitalized at Perpignan hospital.

The main source of the fire was quickly brought under control. “We are still looking for hot spots,” firefighters told the Independent, shortly before 9:30 a.m.