09h47 – Three people poisoned by a fire in Charleroi

The fire was voluntarily butchered in a building in Charleroi, on the night of Friday to Saturday. Three people were poisoned by the fumes.The fire broke out around 03:00, this Saturday, in an apartment on the ground floor of a building located rue Jonet in Charleroi, indicate firefighters in the Hainaut emergency zone -East. The perpetrators reportedly broke into the house and set fire to the house, in the absence of the occupant. The fumes quickly invaded the building which included other apartments. The tenants were able to evacuate the premises but three of them were intoxicated by the smoke releases. They were transported to hospital. The local Charleroi police went on site and opened an investigation. (Belga)

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