A major fire broke out in a house in the Savane neighborhood last night. Alerted at 2:23 a.m., firefighters rescued an unconscious man from the first floor. Three people were treated and taken to the hospital.
The fire had already engulfed a large part of the house by the time the first responders arrived. Alerted by several neighbors, the firefighters from territorial fire and rescue service (STIS) of La Savane immediately engaged a search and rescue operation, while a person was reported missing.
Despite the scale of the disaster, teams managed to locate a man inside the building and evacuate him from the first floor. Unconscious after her extractionThe victim was taken into care by a team from SAMU present at the scene. Two other people, suffering from smoke inhalation, also sought help. In total, Three victims were transported to the Louis Constant Fleming Hospital Center.
The intervention mobilized eleven firefighterssupported by a fire engine, an all-terrain tanker truck, two emergency and victim assistance vehicles (VSAV) as well as a command vehicle. The operations were carried out in coordination with the gendarmerie and the SAMU (emergency medical service). The fire was extinguished completed around 6 a.m.. STIS 978, through Captain Anthony Arnould, head of the Saint-Martin fire station, praised the professionalism and commitment of the teams mobilized in difficult conditions.
