At least seven people have died in a fire in a building in Nice, firefighters say

At least seven people died in a fire in a building in Nice (Alpes-Maritimes) on the night of Wednesday to Thursday July 18, firefighters announced. The causes of this fire are still unknown. “Immense emotion following a terrible fire on rue de la Santoline in the Moulins district of Nice”, For his part, the deputy for the 1st constituency of Alpes-Maritimes (LR-RN) Eric Ciotti reacted to X.

The fire occurred in the Moulins district, a working-class area of ​​the city. The elected official mentioned a heavy toll of seven people dead, “despite the courageous intervention of our firefighters”.

The firefighters intervened at around 2:30 a.m. for a violent apartment fire on the 7th floor of a building, according to information from France Bleu Azur. Significant fire-fighting and rescue resources were deployed, including the deployment of three aerial ladders.