Building ravaged by fire in downtown Millau, 23 people evacuated

The flames were visible from afar. Midi libre – G. G.

Des poutres restaient chaudes plus d'une heure après le début de l'incendie. Midi libre – Maxime Cohen

On the night of Friday 9 to Saturday 10 August, a fire broke out in a building in the city centre of Millau and caused no casualties.

The large ladder posted on rue Droite, in Millau, is impressive. The flames that ravaged the building located in the dead end rue Droite even more so. At around 2am, the firefighters of Sud-Aveyron intervened on a fire in the heart of Millau. They quickly brought under control the flames that broke out on the third floor “for a reason that is still unknown”, say the emergency services. The rapid intervention prevents the fire from spreading to adjacent homes. However, they can do nothing to limit the damage to the roof and the stairwell. It is difficult for the firefighters to advance in the building as the flames are so powerful. Their visibility from the heights of Millau is proof of this.

The roof was completely destroyed by the fire. Midi libre – Maxime Cohen