Fire breaks out in the bedroom: a septuagenarian dies in a fire in her house near Vigan

Despite the rapid extinguishment of the fire, the owner of the premises died. Free Midday

The drama unfolded this Saturday, January 6, early in the afternoon.

In circumstances which remain to be determined, the Gard firefighters were called this Saturday, January 6, around 2 p.m., to the town of Arre, near Vigan, for a fire dwelling.

A significant release of black smoke

On site, in this area of ​​Ruelle-Basse, a significant amount of black smoke is escaping from a detached house. The firefighters then noticed that the fire had broken out in the bedroom of this 100 m2 residence, with a suspected victim.

Despite rapid extinction of the fire by the twenty or so firefighters engaged on the scene, the owner of the premises, a 73-year-old lady was unfortunately discovered deceased in the room.< /p>