Through Dorine Goth
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The flames took residents by surprise. Saturday June 19, 2021, the inhabitants of a building in Livry-Gargan (Seine-Saint-Denis) were awakened by the flames while a fire started around 5:30 am.
A hundred firefighters mobilized
The disaster completely destroyed the old three-story building on avenue Léo Lagrange. Throughout the morning, significant resources were deployed to overcome the fire.
In all, 123 firefighters intervened on site to help the inhabitants. “An intervention which made it possible to avoid a huge tragedy”, underlines Pierre-Yves Martin, the mayor of Livry-Gargan.
Eleven injured including two seriously children
Despite the rapid arrival of help, the fire made eleven injured including three serious. Two children were rushed to hospital with absolute urgency. Two firefighters were slightly injured during the intervention.
????#Intervention This morning, around 5:30 am, help was called for a violent 3-storey building fire in Livry-Gargan (93). The report shows 3 absolute emergencies including 2 children and 8 relative emergencies including 2 Paris firefighters. pic.twitter.com/tClahNGjRr
– @PompiersParis (@PompiersParis) June 19, 2021
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