Two victims were in cardiopulmonary arrest at the time of their care. A fire broke out at the start of the afternoon in a residence for the elderly in Chรขlons-en-Champagne (Marne), reports France Bleu on Tuesday, reporting several wounded.
The incident, the origin of which is unknown at the moment, erupted on the third floor of the building. More than 80 firefighters were reportedly mobilized, as well as Samu teams. The police were also on site.
Images filmed by the local association of the Chรขlonnais Collective show the blackened facade of the building, from which thick smoke still escapes from an apartment, while a fire truck is parked at its foot.
๐จ๐ต ๐๐ตรข๐น๐ผ๐ป๐-๐ฒ๐ป-๐๐ต๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ด๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ก ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ง. A major fire is underway in an apartment in the Bellevue retirement home, located in the La Bidรฉe district. Rescue services are on site ๐ฉโ๐More info on https://bit.ly/3eJt5dT.๐ฃ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถรฉ ๐น๐ฒ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ถ ๐ฎ ๐ท๐๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐น๐ฒ Collectif Chรขlonnais.
Gepostet von Collectif Chรขlonnais am Dienstag, 2. Juni 2020"I came out of the foyer just behind, I was walking with my colleague and we saw smoke and fire," describes a young passer-by interviewed by the associative group, situating the scene around "2:30 pm".
"There were a lot of disabled people"
"We went up directly to help people, not really in the apartment but at least next to it," he says. There were a lot of handicapped people, they couldn't go down, they had to go near the fire to help them. "We tried to knock everywhere," adds his friend.
๐จ๐ต ๐๐ตรข๐น๐ผ๐ป๐-๐ฒ๐ป-๐๐ต๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ด๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ก๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฉ๐๐๐ช. Young people from the Bidรฉe district did not hesitate to intervene in the retirement home to help certain occupants evacuate the premises before the arrival of the firefighters. Bravo to the young people for their courage! ๐Learn more at https://bit.ly/3eJt5dT.๐ฃ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถรฉ ๐น๐ฒ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ถ ๐ฎ ๐ท๐๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐น๐ฒ Collectif Chรขlonnais.
Gepostet von Collectif Chรขlonnais am Dienstag, 2. Juni 2020Although the main focus of the fire was quickly extinguished, around 20 people were reportedly taken care of by the emergency services. Also according to France Bleu, several victims were in a state of absolute emergency, including two in cardiopulmonary arrest at the time of their care.