A 54-year-old man lost his life on Saturday evening during a fire that started on rue Gingras, in Sainte-Foy. A woman was also injured during the fire.
The emergency services were called a little before 11 p.m. on Saturday for a fire in a residential building, comprising 7 house type housing in row.
9-1-1 has received many calls to report the fire in a house in a row
reports Bill Noonan in a press release sent to the media.
During calls, several people testify to flames which escape from the residence, windows that break out under the effect of heat. The presence of a woman on a portion of roof on the front of the building and the cries of residents on site
adds the spokesperson for the Quebec Fire Protection Service.
When the first firefighters arrive on the spot, outside the building, a woman, with burns, is on the ground. There is this woman’s care by paramedics and her transport to a hospital
specify the authorities. His state of health has not been specified.
The Quebec City Police Service conducts an investigation the day after the fire that killed one.
Photo : Radio-Canada
60 firefighters called
The ground floor is at the prey of the flames when the firefighters try to master the blaze. Meanwhile, firefighters receive the information that a man is stuck on the 2nd floor.
No smoke warning sound is heard by the first firefighters on the stage
rapporting Bill Noonan.
A team comes inside by the ground floor in order to search for a quick victim and reduce the flames. A second team enters the 2nd floor by the windows to also perform a quick victim search and attack the flames.
The man was found on the 2nd floor, unconscious. The firefighters attempted resuscitation maneuvers, in vain.
The fire was turned off a few hours later. There was a slight spread to the neighboring unit from which the origin of the fire begins at the Plazait and a portion of the wall
continues Mr. Noonan.
About sixty firefighters were called upon to intervene during the fire.
Photo: Photo taken by the City of Quebec City Fire Service
An RTC bus and the Red Cross were also called to the scene to accommodate the residents of the 7 houses that have been evacuated.
The Quebec City Police Service (SPVQ) will investigate. The fire police station will act in collaboration
indicates Mr. Noonan.