They intervened in large numbers in the middle of the night. Alerted at 4:25 a.m. to a fire in a hotel, the Loire-Atlantique firefighters made their way to 27 rue du Chemin Rouge, in Nantes. It was in this area located very close to the Beaujoire stadium that a fire broke out. According to firefighters, the fire started in a room on the second floor of the Sure Hotel of the Best Western chain. The origin of the fire is unknown at this time.
Two people were slightly injured: a 57-year-old man and a 24-year-old woman. The fire led to the evacuation of 140 people who were sleeping there. Among the residents are 78 officials from a CRS company. About fifty firefighters and twelve vehicles were dispatched to the scene. At 7 a.m. on Friday morning, the operation was still in progress.