Nine people were injured in the fire that broke out at the Montfavet hospital center in Avignon (Vaucluse) on Thursday.
The fire started on the first floor of the psychiatric hospital, indicates France 3 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
A 62-year-old woman was seriously burned by the flames.
She was evacuated in absolute urgency to the hospital center of Avignon.
A firefighter was injured during the intervention.
He too was taken to the hospital.
An open investigation
A total of 47 firefighters battled the flames.
According to
Le Dauphiné Libéré
, 150 m² were affected by the fire.
The origin of the fire has not yet been determined.
An investigation has been opened to determine the causes of the accident.
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