Stupor in Mayenne.
A tragedy, which occurred at the end of the day on Saturday, claimed the lives of four people, reveal our colleagues from France Bleu.
As night fell, a fire broke out in a house in the very small town of Trans, at a place called La Heusière, in the north of the department.
Quickly, help flocked to this remote area located near the hills of Coëvrons.
For long hours, the firefighters will fight the flames.
"Several hours were necessary to control and put an end to the fire", even specifies, this Sunday, the parquet floor of Laval in a press release.
The rescuers had to take care of two members of the family of four children who occupied the premises who managed to extricate themselves from the blaze: the 42-year-old father of the family and the last born of the siblings, aged two years.
“The latter was taken care of medically and his vital prognosis is not engaged”, assures the prosecutor, Anne-Lyse Jarthon.
On the other hand, helicopter transported in absolute emergency, with a vital prognosis involved.
An accidental fire?
An open investigation
The firefighters will later discover, in the rubble, the bodies of four people.
"It could be the other members of the family, namely the 37-year-old woman (mother), and the three children aged 13, 4 and 3," writes the prosecution.
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The bodies will be autopsied on Tuesday to find out the exact causes of death.
An investigation has been opened to understand the circumstances of the tragedy.
It was entrusted to the research brigade of Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne.
“The first investigations suggest in the state that this fire could have an accidental origin”, reveals the parquet floor of Laval.