After the fire Tuesday morning at dawn in a reputedly dilapidated building in Saint-Nazaire and regularly transformed into a squat according to residents, the investigation is moving forward. The man who killed himself while jumping out the window to escape the flames isAngolan origin, he had 56 years old. The body found in the rubble on Wednesday has not been identified, the autopsy is in progress. As for the injured, he is a young Frenchman of 35, still between life and death, immersed in the coma at Nantes hospital. 19 tenants, mostly construction workers, could be heard during the investigation and 14 apartments were listed. The jail of the owner was survey Wednesday evening around 10 pm but he is at the disposal of justice. An investigation for manslaughter and unintentional injuries was opened, the Judicial Police of Nantes is seized.
At this stage, the causes of the fire remain unknown. The area is still cordoned off. Operations to secure the building and search for potential victims will continue this friday.