Several buildings in downtown Bordeaux were evacuated, because of a fire still in the course of Saturday evening against which fought a hundred firefighters, we learned from the relief, stating that "for the hour "no victim was to deplore.
"No injuries are to be deplored"
"The entire island has been evacuated and for now, no injuries are to be deplored," said Captain Matthew Matthieu Jomain, head of the fire department communication of the Gironde. "The area of intervention is secured by the police," he said, adding that the configuration of buildings, from three to five floors, made access difficult.
VIDEO. Important fire in the city center of #Bordeaux. The fire broke out at 18 rue Ferrère in an inner courtyard of a building. There would be no injuries. Firefighters are trying to prevent the spread of flames to other buildings. pic.twitter.com/dmcMVdoKOT
- Clement Carpentier (@clementcarpet) May 25, 2019More than 100 firefighters, 30 rescue vehicles, five large ladders and a dozen water hoses were mobilized to control this fire, which started around 5 pm and spread rapidly.
A fire of undetermined origin
The origin of the fire remained undetermined at the beginning of the evening. He may have taken a chic neighborhood in Bordeaux on the second floor of one of the buildings, located near the public garden, and spread to other buildings, police said, adding that many people had been evacuated.
This is the second major fire in the Gironde capital in one week. Saturday, May 18, a fire broke out in the evening in a parking lot near the Bordeaux train station. More than 200 vehicles had been destroyed by the flames.