Tragedy in Reims: House fire demands four lives, including a child!

Tragedy in Reims: House fire demands four lives, including a child!

Four people, including a child, have died in a devastating house fire in France. Another child is still missing, while two adults were hospitalized with serious injuries. The local authorities report that twelve other people have suffered minor injuries. These figures are temporary and come from the local prefecture, such as KStA reported.

The fire broke out on the night of 0:30 in the fourth floor of the house. According to reports, the fire spread quickly and has now been deleted, but the affected apartment was so devastated that it could not yet be entered again. Around 40 people were temporarily accommodated in a gym because they had to leave their apartments.

unclear cause of the fire

The cause of the fire is currently still unknown. The investigations by the responsible authorities are running to identify possible factors. Such fires are not unusual in the region, and current reports from reports even from another tragic incident, in which one mother and her seven children died in a house fire in Charly-sur-Marne.

The extent of the fire risk in France is reinforced by the persistently high temperatures and the increasing forest fires. President Emmanuel Macron has therefore announced a new strategy for fire prevention based on three pillars: better fire prevention, more effective fire fighting and the increase in fire fighters. This is flanked by additional investments of 250 million euros, as EURONEWS

The recent incidents underline the urgency of these measures, especially after a summer that was described as "exceptionally extreme" in France with numerous temperature records and an enormous area of ​​72,000 hectares, which was destroyed by fires. Macron warns that such dangerous conditions may occur more frequently in the future.