FIRE The other two occupants of the house were rescued by patrons of a nearby bar
Twenty firefighters from three barracks intervened. Illustrative photo. — M.LIBERT
An 80-year-old woman found a death in the fire of his house in; Trévou-Tréguignec (Côtes-d’Armor) on Sunday night at Monday. The victim lived with two other people in a farmhouse located at a place called Saint-Guénolé ; precise Ouest-France. The latter are safe and sound but have been hospitalized for examinations.
They were offered alternative accommodation in a lodge. The fire would have broken out. in the attic of the building. Customers from a nearby bar quickly intervened to provide assistance to the three occupants. They were able to get to safety. two of them but they could not enter the house to reach the octogenarian at cause of the smoke given off by the fire.
A police investigation should determine the circumstances of the accident and the death of the resident. About twenty firefighters from three different fire stations were dispatched to the scene to control the flames. Rescuers discovered the victim’s body on the stairs of the farmhouse.