Night drama in Vénissieux, near Lyon. At least one person died and several were injured after a violent explosion in a seven -story building around 3:30 am, Le Parisien learned from the Rhône prefecture, confirming TF1 information.
The deceased is a man of around 70, who occupied the apartment affected by the fire that followed the explosion.
18 people were taken care of in “relative emergency” and nine were taken to hospital for “checks”, the prefecture said.
Gas leakage
The images shot this Monday morning show a floor of a ripped building, with a very black appearance after the fire. Up to 90 firefighters and 40 devices were mobilized, while 150 people were evacuated.
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“It was a vision of chaos. We especially felt a breath. All the doors of all the levels have been ejected. The window dials fell on us in the bed. We didn’t know what was going on, the fire, the cries, the howls and fear. We did not know where to go down … “, testifies a resident of the building in progress.
According to the prefecture, the privileged hypothesis is that of a gas leak. But the investigation will still have to confirm it.
