Mother and 2-year-old daughter killed in fire

A 28-year-old woman and her 2-year-old daughter died overnight from Thursday to Friday in a fire at their home in Voudenay, Côte d’Or, learns 20 minutes source close to the case. According to our information, the father of the family called the emergency services after the fire broke out on the floor of his house, where his partner and their daughter were. While trying to rescue them, he was seriously injured in the face and hands. He was transported to the hospital by the Samu.

Rescuers found the bodies of two victims around 6 a.m. this morning. The investigations were entrusted by the Dijon prosecutor’s office to the gendarmes of the Arnay-le-Duc brigade. According to the first elements of the investigation, the origin of the disaster could be an electric blanket.

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