A Toulouse firefighter in intervention. Drawing. - FRED SCHEIBER / 20 MINUTES

The establishment will not reopen anytime soon. The nightclub El Divino, Mecca of Toulouse nights, was devastated by a fire in the night from Saturday to Sunday. Firefighters were notified shortly after midnight. They hired around fifty men on the avenue des Etats-Unis to fight the disaster. This Sunday morning, they were still on site, "in the process of clearing" indicates the Departmental Fire and Rescue Service of Haute-Garonne, (SDIS), to secure the premises.

A big thought for the "el divino" that goes up in smoke tonight ...
only good memories @ ladepeche31 @ladepechedumidi @actutoulouse @ sdis31officiel @ France3MidiPy pic.twitter.com/QuJHIVVjr7

- Benjamin (@ ricardbenjamin1) June 14, 2020

No casualties were reported, El Divino and The Green Castle pub (located upstairs) were closed at the time of the fire. The police have opened an investigation to determine the origin of the incident.

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