A 92-year-old woman was found dead in the rubble of her house destroyed by fire on Thursday in Sainte-Féréole (Corrèze), while a violent storm hit the town, we learned from the emergency services and neighbors.
After half a day of research, the Corrèze firefighters discovered the body of the victim, who had been missing since dawn. During the night, a violent fire had completely destroyed his house located in this town near Brive-la-Gaillarde.
An investigation has been opened into the cause of the accident.
According to firefighters, the alert was given shortly after 4 a.m. by a motorist passing in front of the burning building. The occupant of the premises missing, a dog team from the rescue center of Tulle was mobilized in the early hours of the day. An investigation was opened on the origin of the disaster, the possibility of a link with the storm of the night not being excluded. Météo-France had placed the department on orange alert.
According to residents, a loud bang was heard around 1 a.m. ” It rained a lot. Then there was a clap of thunder, I’ve never heard anything like it, ”testified a neighbor, while another said he had extinguished the start of a fire in his own house, at the level of a box. electric.