Fire breaks out in a house in Gard: spread to photovoltaic panels destroys the ground floor

L'action rapide des pompiers a permis de sauver le premier étage de l'habitation. Midi Libre – GIACOMO ITALIANO

Fortunately, no victims have been reported in this incident which took place this Sunday, August 18 in Clarensac.

The Gard firefighters intervened this Sunday, August 18, around 2:50 p.m., for a fire in an individual home in the town of Clarensac, in ;rsquo;west of Nîmes in the Gard department.

Firefighters preserve the first floor

When emergency services arrived, all the occupants had evacuated the house. The rapid deployment of fire-fighting equipment from the Nîmes Saint-Césaire, Nîmes center and Vergèze emergency centers made it possible to preserve the two-story part of the dwelling.

Enedis and gendarmerie in support

However, the ground floor, whose roof was equipped with photovoltaic panels, was completely destroyed. Clearing operations were still in progress at the end of the day. Enedis and the national gendarmerie were also present to support the action of the firefighters.