The fire was reported around 8 p.m. Friday evening in a half-timbered building, a former hotel rehabilitated into apartments, rue Aristide Briand. A man and a woman, of undetermined age, were found dead in the attic of the building.

A man and a woman died in the fire of their building Friday evening in Le Havre, we learned Saturday from the firefighters of Seine-Maritime.

A judicial investigation in progress

The fire was reported around 8 p.m. in a half-timbered building, a former hotel rehabilitated into apartments, rue Aristide Briand in Le Havre. Fifty two firefighters and 26 devices were dispatched to the site. Two police officers, a resident and a firefighter were slightly injured during the intervention which continued until Saturday morning.

A man and a woman, of undetermined age, were found dead in the attic of the building. The fire was extinguished at 9:30 p.m. using three fire hoses. Five residents must be relocated. A judicial investigation is underway.