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Marseille: two elderly women die in house fire

2020-02-18T12:35:43.600Z


The fire, located in the victims' room, was quickly put out. But the firefighters could not do anything to save the two victims.


Two elderly people died in a fire that broke out in a house in the 2nd arrondissement of Marseille, the Parisian learned from concordant sources, confirming information from La Provence.

Marseille firefighters were alerted early in the morning. On the spot, they could only note the death of an elderly lady on her medical bed. They tried, in vain, to resuscitate a second lady, a little younger, who was in cardiopulmonary arrest.

One of the victims was a smoker

The fire, located in the bedroom of the two victims, was quickly put out. Did the fire start from the medical bed, which burned completely? Is a cigarette the cause of the drama? According to our information, one of the two victims was a smoker.

So many questions to be answered by the investigators. This Tuesday at midday, the research unit on the causes and circumstances of the fires (RCCI) was still on site. At this stage, the accidental track would be privileged, according to a source close to the investigation.

Source: leparis

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