Residents evoke "a ball of fire",
reports
Actu.fr.
A violent fire ravaged this Sunday evening a building of a social assistance home for children, in Troarn, east of Caen (Calvados).
Lightning clearly seems to be the cause of the disaster, which did not cause any injuries but caused a great fright and significant damage.
“The sky was taking pictures” says Timéo, 4 years old
Lightning fell on the family home in Troarn #Normandy
His mother Marie-Alice filmed the fire
#storms #Caen pic.twitter.com/4x7OT1jRDq
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A dozen children aged 5 to 16 and their companions were evacuated at the start of the evening, reports
Ouest-France
, when a violent storm wave passed through Normandy which caused thousands of power cuts.
"It could have awakened complicated things in the children"
"An electrical box would have been hit, on the side of the building, and the roof then caught fire"
,
details the regional daily the deputy director of the family home.
Luckily, the fire broke out in the most isolated building and the flames spared the other wings of the establishment.
“Some children were shocked, especially the most fragile.
This could have awakened complicated things for them, ”says the person in charge of the premises.
Lightning fell on a children's home in Troarn this Sunday evening, east of #Caen.
🔴 Fire in progress.
Firefighters on site pic.twitter.com/tl1oL3D0hO
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The fire ultimately ravaged a 500 m² building.
About 40 firefighters battled the flames for two hours before the blaze was contained.
The eleven children who normally live in this building have been relocated.
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