The causes of the fire remain unknown at this time. The evacuees were taken care of in a city gymnasium.
A fire that occurred on the night of Wednesday February 26 to Thursday February 27 in a building in Strasbourg (Bas-Rhin) left five dead and seven injured, the firefighters announced in a statement. Injured people find themselves in a situation “relative urgency“and are hospitalized, according to the same source.
According to the Latest News from Alsace, citing a press release from departmental fire and rescue service (SDIS), the fire broke out in a seven-story building on rue de Barr, near the train station.
Firefighters “had to deal with numerous rescues and safeties due to the thick smoke that had invaded the commons”, they said. according to France Blue Alsace, A total of 23 people were evacuated unharmed from the building. They were accommodated in a gymnasium, and nine will have to be rehoused by the municipality, added the firemen.
The prefect of Bas-Rhin activates the medico-psychological emergency unit, in particular to help people evacuated from the building.
According to Dominique Schuffenecker, the director of cabinet of the prefect of Bas-Rhin, the firefighters quickly arrived on the spot. A total of 46 firefighters, 23 machines, 9 Samu personnel and several national and municipal police were mobilized.
According to the first elements of the investigation, “a priori, it would be a problem of electrical system which would have started the fire”said Dominique Schuffenecker Thursday on France Bleu Alsace. “The fire started very quickly with very significant smoke emissions”, he added.
The five victims are three men and two women. According to Dominique Schuffenecker, the victims went into the corridors of the building “by the effect of panic” and were poisoned by the smoke. The chief of staff reports that, according to firefighters, these victims could have been saved if they had not gone out into the corridor. The latter reminds that in case of fire, it is recommended to wait for help at home.
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