A fire destroyed an animal store in the northern commercial area of Le Mans (Sarthe), this Sunday, we learn in Ouest-France.
The damage caused the death of all the animals housed in the structure.
The fire broke out behind the Animalis store, located in the town of La-Chapelle-Saint-Aubin, north of Le Mans, and destroyed the building.
A hundred animals, according to Ouest-France, lost their lives.
Among them are chickens, reptiles, fish, rodents and birds.
Access to the site is prohibited
The site was evacuated due to the risk of explosions, while firefighters were working on site in the afternoon.
At 3 p.m., the fire was under control, reports Ouest-France, which specifies that the site is still forbidden to access.
The soldiers of the fire aimed to limit the flames which threatened neighboring signs in the commercial area.
They should still work for several hours.
In January 2022, a fire affected a Jardiland store in the town of Bernay, in Eure, according to Ouest-France.
Fortunately, the tragedy did not cause any injuries and did not affect any animals.
Only the structure of the building, the pottery, and the soil had then gone up in flames.