The 300 occupants of a Roma camp located in Compans (Seine-et-Marne) were evacuated on Tuesday, August 31.
A fire broke out there in the morning, reports BFM Paris.
The firefighters were alerted around 10:45 a.m.
We do not yet know the reasons for the fire, which quickly spread to precarious homes built by the occupants of the camp.
Several detonations were heard, it would be gas cylinders exploding under the effect of heat.
Compans: fire in progress in a Roma camp on the edge of the industrial zone
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Groupe ADP owner of the land
According to our colleagues 15,000 m² were devastated by flames.
The fire mobilized 75 firefighters.
For safety, a perimeter has been set up and traffic has been cut off on the RD212.
The fire, although less intense, was still in progress yesterday around 7 p.m., specifies the newspaper La Marne.
At that time, the emergency services did not report any casualties.
According to
Le Parisien
, these Roma occupied land belonging to Groupe ADP and located near Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport.
The group had asked at the beginning of the year the eviction of the occupants of the camp.
An appeal rejected by the courts.
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