A violent fire broke out this Friday morning in the Empalot district in Toulouse, on the fourteenth floor of a fifteen-storey tower, reports
La Dépêche du Midi
.
The tenant of the apartment from which the fire started was found dead by firefighters.
Two other people were slightly injured after inhaling fumes, but their condition did not require transport to hospital.
A young person from the neighborhood explains that he climbed the tower to alert the residents, after seeing the first flames coming out of the apartment, while other residents contacted the emergency services.
An investigation has been opened to determine the circumstances of the tragedy.
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