A telephone catches fire, several classes of an Allier high school evacuated

Several classes of a high school in Montluçon (Allier) had to be evacuated this Tuesday morning.

A student's mobile phone, which was in a room on the first floor of the building, suddenly released thick smoke and caught fire;

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The fire alarm then went off.

Very superficial burns for the pupil

The principal of the establishment explained to our colleagues that "in one minute, everyone was outside".

According to her, “four to five classes” on the floor were evacuated.

The owner of the phone only suffered very superficial burns, she also added.

No other student was inconvenienced.

Classes were able to resume quickly after the airing of the rooms.

The reasons why the smartphone caught fire are not known.

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• Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

• Auvergne

• High school

• smartphone

• Fire