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“It’s my story”, the new format for this new season. Céline and Alexandre lost everything in the fire that ravaged the Landes forest this summer. They tell their story.
Three days after a housewarming party with around twenty friends, Céline and Alexandre lost their house in the fire that took place in August 2022 in Gironde. The whole area was engulfed in flames. For them, it’s a real disaster: of the building, of all their furniture and their souvenirs, only charred ruins remain. They were only able to take a few things in a travel bag.
A life project gone up in smoke
They had moved there at Christmas 2020, and will only have been able to enjoy it for a year and a half. Originally, it was a barn that Alexandre had completely rebuilt in his spare time: roof, frame, interior fittings, walls, insulation… A life project gone up in smoke. But Céline and Alexandre want to move forward…
A report by Laura Aguirre de Carcer aired in “Special Envoy” on September 1, 2022.
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