Fire in an HLM: about twenty people were thrown onto the road near Quebec

A low-rent housing (HLM) was the victim of a fire Sunday morning in Saint-Tite-des-Caps, about fifty kilometers from Quebec. About twenty elderly people lost their homes.

The fire broke out around 5 am in the attic of this building on rue Asselin.

The fire completely destroyed the roof of the building that housed 13 apartments.

Eight intervention vehicles and around forty firefighters from Saint-Tite-des-Caps, Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré and Beaupré were mobilized to fight the flames.

The fire broke out around 5 am in the attic of this building on rue Asselin.

The fight lasted for three hours.

Although the fire did not cause serious damage, it was nevertheless “very violent”, said Patrick Goupil, director of fire safety for Beaupré, Saint-Joachim and Saint-Tite-des-Caps. “When the intervention started, the roof collapsed inwards. Operations were complicated because firefighters could not get to the roof: they had to use ladders. A little longer. »

Officially, the building is a total loss. If it’s not fire damage, it’s water (or) smoke damage.

About forty firefighters from Saint-Tite-des-Caps, Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré and Beaupré were mobilized to fight the flames.

This is the first fire to occur in an HLM in Côte-de-Beaupré, according to Majella Pichette, mayor of Saint-Tite-des-Caps.

If other tenants find shelter with their family members, there are about a dozen left to findintroduced the elected official, who added that they were gathered on Sunday morning at the municipal leisure center.

The victims are being cared for by the Red Cross, which is currently assessing their needs. In an emergency, they left their homes without personal belongings.

The fight against the fire lasted for three hours.

In the midst of a housing crisis, these people must try to find another affordable house, which is not an easy task, agreed Mr. Pichette.

There are no other free spaces (in Côte-de-Beaupré).

He estimated that it will take a year to rebuild the building. This is a problem to solve he shouted.