A violent fire broke out Thursday evening in an apartment building in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon, a town near Lyon, revealed the information magazine
Lyon Mag
.
The fire, still ongoing, would have started around 10 p.m. this Thursday, May 7.
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On social networks, impressive images show a building ravaged by flames.
Several apartments are said to be on fire.
On site, between 70 and 80 firefighters, according to information from BFM Lyon, are struggling to control the fire. The neighborhood was cordoned off and people evacuated. According to an initial assessment, eight people are slightly injured, according to information from
Lyon Mag
.
