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10:36 : #fire In Vaulx-en-Velin, neighbors filmed the drama ? Read here the testimony “a child thrown and caught”. https://t.co/AL5WVzye0n https://t.co/7MCTreHjSB
10:36 : France 3 Rhône-Alpes also published an amateur video of the fire, where we see the ground floor of the building in flames. Caution, these images may disturb.
10:33 am : “There is a child who was thrown and caught.”
Our colleagues from France 3 Rhône Alpes collected the testimony of a resident of the neighborhood where the fire took place which claimed the lives of ten people last night.
10:34 am : The Lyon public prosecutor’s office announces that a “criminal investigation is open”. The investigation is entrusted to the Zonal Directorate of the Judicial Police for “determine the circumstances and causes of this dramatic fire”. “For the time being, no hypothesis has been ruled out, in particular the criminal trail”specifies the public prosecutor Nicolas Jacquet.
09:23 : Our hearts go out to the victims of the Vaulx-en-Velin fire. We extend our deepest condolences to their loved ones. This terrible tragedy plunges the Metropolis of Lyon into infinite sadness.
09:22 : Olympique Lyonnais also expressed its “thoughts” to the victims of the fire. “We extend our deepest condolences to their loved ones”tweeted the Lyon club.
09:19 : Horror has just hit our neighboring town of Vaulx-en-Velin. Ten people, including 5 children, lost their lives in a fire this morning. Our thoughts go out to the families and loved ones of the victims. I expressed the solidarity of the Lyonnaises and Lyonnais to the mayor @HeleneGeoffroy.
09:19 : The mayor of Lyon, Grégory Doucet, has expressed his “thoughts” to the families and loved ones of the victims of the Vaulx-en-Velin fire, as well as to the mayor of the city, Hélène Geoffroy.
09:09 : It is 9 a.m., here is the point on the news:
A major fire killed 10 people, including 5 children, in a seven-storey building in Vaulx-en-Velin (Rhône). Here is what we know about this tragedy.
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08:52 : ? Ten dead including five children in the fire of a building in Vaulx-en-Velin ➡️ “It’s an absolutely moving, terrible, shocking drama”, reacts Gabriel Attal who has “a thought for the victims and their families ” and says “everything [son] support for mayor Hélène Geoffroy.” https://t.co/hdMHxPtUwN
08:53 : “It is an absolutely moving, terrible, shocking drama”reacts the Minister of Public Accounts, Gabriel Attal, on franceinfo.
08:32 : #fire In Vaulx-en-Velin, the toll of the dramatic fire that struck a 7-storey building is 10 dead including 5 children and 11 injured at 8 a.m. this morning… https://t.co/nZeLNLNlS4 https ://t.co/u11m3Mg6jA
08:32 : Our colleagues from France 3 Rhône-Alpes have published a video of the important device deployed on site.
08:30 : Terrible fire in Vaulx-en-Velin. The provisional toll stands at 10 people dead, including 5 children. I extend my condolences to the families and loved ones of the victims. We are going there this morning with @OlivierKlein93. https://t.co/0SX2yQCpWr
8:25 : We told you about it a little earlier in this news feed, at the microphone of BFMTV, the Minister of the Interior affirmed that the assessment of the fire was final. A few minutes ago, Gérald Darmanin wrote on Twitter that the toll of ten dead, including five children, is “tentative”.
08:16 : Asked about BFMTV, the Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, announces that he will also go there. He specified that the death toll of 10, including 5 children, is final. He also claimed that the children were between 3 and 15 years old.
07:36 : A violent fire broke out last night in Vaulx-en-Velin. The provisional assessment is chilling. I spoke with @HeleneGeoffroy to assure her of the support of the State. I am going there this morning to be alongside the inhabitants, elected officials and the emergency services. https://t.co/7tVPF8t5tZ
07:36 : The Minister Delegate for Cities and Housing, Olivier Klein, announces that he is going to Vaulx-en-Velin “from this morning to be alongside the inhabitants, elected officials and relief”.
06:58 : #Fire at @vaulxenvelin69 in an apartment building this Friday, December 16, 2022. Update at 06:30 a.m. ⤵️ https://t.co/FioOtXvCdI
06:57 : The fire is now under control, according to the prefecture.
06:48 : In all, 170 firefighters and 65 vehicles are mobilized and a security perimeter has been set up.
06:47 : According to this first assessment, 4 other people are currently in absolute emergency, 10 others are slightly injured, including 2 firefighters.
06:49 : The fire killed at least 10 people, including 5 children, according to an initial provisional report.
06:46 : Hello @Mireille. According to our information, the fire took place in a seven-storey apartment building. Its origin is still unknown.
06:45 : Hello Florence. What is the nature of the Vaux-en-Velin fire? Is it a building? Factory ? A mall ? Thank you for your work.
06:31 : According to the Ministry of the Interior, this plan provides for the activation of the crisis unit in the prefecture, the alerting of hospitals, the setting up of an operational command post in the field, the mobilization of means of land and air rescue, as well as the setting up of an advanced medical post.
06:30 : A major fire has been declared in Vaulx-en-Velin since 3 a.m. A security perimeter is in place to allow the intervention of @SDMIS, @SamuDeLyon and @PoliceNat69.The Prefect has activated a departmental operational center and plan many casualties. https://t.co/HYcoCpOs07
06:34 : The fire has been declared since 3 am this morning, and it is now under control, announced the Prefecture. The Prefect activated a departmental operational center and the “many victims” plan.
06:32 : In Vaulx-en-Velin, in the Rhône, a major fire that occurred last night claimed several victims, including children, franceinfo learned from a source familiar with the matter. The fire is under control, assures the prefecture.