A 13-year-old girl dies in a fire in Garges-lès-Gonesse

A 13-year-old girl died Monday in a fire that broke out in a building in Garges-lès-Gonesse (Val-d'Oise).

The alert was given around 1 p.m. by a resident of the nine-story building, firefighters said.

The fire broke out in an apartment on the third floor and spread to two neighboring dwellings, the prefecture told AFP.

🔴Updated at 5:07 p.m. |

Building fire in Garges

> Fire extinguished and intervention completed

> Gradual disengagement of resources on site

> Victims taken care of by the town hall and civil security

> Medical-psychological emergency unit mobilized

> Traffic restored pic.twitter.com/KD1fphv7vT

- Prefect of Val-d'Oise (@Prefet95) February 14, 2022

Unknown origin

The fire was extinguished shortly after 2 p.m. and mobilized 120 firefighters.

During the evacuation of the occupants of the building, a young girl "was missing and was found dead on the upper floors," said a source close to the investigation.

According to La Gazette du Val-d'Oise, the emergency services could not do anything to revive her.

Seriously intoxicated, this 5th grader was declared dead on the spot.

The cause of the fire is currently unknown.

Twenty-nine people were treated for injuries, firefighters said.

They were evacuated to a gymnasium in the town.

Seven victims were rushed to hospital.

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