Four people were burned, including one seriously, during a fire which broke out on Monday evening at a campsite in the seaside resort of Barcarès in the Pyrénées-Orientales, we learned from the firefighters and the gendarmerie. .
During an "
animation with a group of dancers
" at around 11:00 p.m., a torch "
caused a fire on stage which spread to a shed
" where there were fireworks, explained the gendarmes.
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“
A dancer from the troupe was particularly affected
” and three other people were also burned, specifies the gendarmerie of Pyrénées-Orientales.
The most severely affected victim suffered in particular from significant "
leg burns
", according to the firefighters.
In all, six people were taken to hospital from the Florida campsite, where the fire was brought under control early Tuesday morning, we learned from the same source.
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500 of the 800 occupants of the campsite were evacuated from the area where the fire took place before being able to return to their homes, indicates the Departmental Fire and Rescue Service.