Smoke visible for miles around. A fire broke out on Tuesday February 2, around 1 p.m., in a house located at 13, rue d’Escherange, in Œutrange. Impressive flames issued from one of the roof windows on the second floor of the Lorraine dwelling.
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The Thionville firefighters quickly arrived on site. Reinforcements from Yutz and Hayange joined them. In all, about thirty men and eleven vehicles were dispatched to the scene. Four fire hoses were deployed to contain the fire which also threatened the other terraced house.
At 2 p.m., the firefighters were still on the scene and must remain there until the end of the afternoon to take readings.
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No casualties were reported. The building is heavily damaged. The origins of the incident still remain to be clarified for the time being. The house, which caught fire, was being renovated and no one was on the scene when the fire broke out.
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