One person died on Wednesday, October 30, in a vicious fire in a building in the old town of Annecy (Haute Savoie), which occurred in the early afternoon and has already been controlled, according to a statement from the prefecture. Firefighters, alerted around 1:00 p.m., mobilized en masse in response to this fire that broke out near the island’s dock in an old four-story building and spread to the renovated attic.
About fifty firefighters, helped by “To carry out the firefighting operations, three-tonne bomb vans, three large ladders and the chain of command of the Haute-Savoie firefighters were sent, with the support of a remote drone pilot”the prefecture specified.
The Public Ministry opened an investigation to determine the causes of the incident. «It is impossible to comment on the origin of this fire, especially since access is completely impossible for the investigative services at this time, so it is not possible to make any conclusions at judicial level probably until we see ourselves very late »Deputy Prosecutor Pierre Filliard told the press on site in the afternoon, stating that the victim could not be identified at this time.
Around 7 p.m., the environmentalist mayor of Annecy, François Astorg, stated on day X that the fire had been “now under control”. “All affected residents and residents were received at the Quai Jules-Philippe school. They have the support of the city »continuous. “I can assure you that everything possible will be done to clarify the circumstances of this tragic event.”he added.
