six injured, including three in absolute emergency, in an apartment fire in the 18th arrondissement

A fire in an apartment located in the 18th arrondissement of Paris, rue Picard, left six people injured on Monday January 1 afternoon, including three who were treated in an absolute emergency, franceinfo learned from the capital’s firefighters, confirming information from BFM Ile-de-France.

The fire started shortly after 1 p.m. in this apartment located on the fifth floor of a seven-story building. Nearly 90 firefighters were mobilized to put out the flames and treat the six injured who were hospitalized. Three are in absolute emergency, three in relative urgency.