A fire killed three people this Sunday evening in a building in the 11th arrondissement of Paris, Le Parisien learned from reliable sources.
According to initial information, an explosion whose origin remains to be determined was heard at the beginning of the evening, before a fire broke out on the 7th floor of a building on rue de Charonne which has 8 floors. neighbors do not understand what could have triggered this explosion, because there is no gas in the building,” Luc Lebon, deputy mayor of the 11th arrondissement, told Le Parisien.
A man, panicked, allegedly threw himself out of the window. Firefighters tried unsuccessfully to resuscitate him, but he died at the scene. Two bodies were later found in the damaged apartment.
This fire affected a building in the private park, specifies Nour Durand-Raucher, Paris councilor, delegate for security in the 11th century. “The residents of the building should be able to return to their apartments within two hours. We will organize, if necessary, shelter for the occupants of the 7th floor,” indicated the elected official this Sunday evening, around 10 p.m.