Marseille on JUNE 17, 2015 Illustration of firefighters -
Amandine Rancoule / 20 Minutes
The flames are impressive.
A furniture depot of some 10,000 square meters was totally set ablaze Tuesday evening in Marseille, for a still unknown reason, without causing injuries or causing evacuations.
According to the city's marine firefighters, the fire ravaged "at least 7,000 square meters".
đź”´ Tonight, around 11:15 p.m., a spectacular fire broke out for an undetermined reason on rue Saint-Pierre (12th) in #Marseille (Thanks to S-Line Line for the video) #FaitsDivers pic.twitter.com/pXjdPIIF7W
- La Provence (@laprovence) October 6, 2020
[LIVE - WAREHOUSE FIRE 🔴🔥]
A violent warehouse fire has just broken out on rue St Pierre in the 5th district.
12 lances to contain this fire which ravages at least 7000m².
Nearly 100 #seamans on the scene.
⚠️ AVOID MAINS / DO NOT OVERLOAD EMERGENCY LINES.
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- Marins-Pompiers (@MarinsPompiers) October 6, 2020
Shortly before one in the morning on Wednesday, a hundred firefighters and 30 devices were still mobilized against the flames, in a semi-industrial area near the Saint-Pierre cemetery, to the east of the city.
The marine firefighters, called on site around 11:10 p.m., were notably equipped with a dozen fire hoses with a capacity of 1,000 liters per second each.
Guardians out of danger
Explosions were heard, "probably paint cans or aerosols" present among the furniture stored in this depot, according to the spokesperson for the marine firefighters.
Evacuated and examined by the emergency services on the spot, the three site guards were not hit by the flames or by the heavy smoke released by the disaster.
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