Fire broke out in the shopping arcade of the Leclerc center in Saint-Aunès this Tuesday: four hundred people evacuated, two inconvenienced

The fire was quickly brought under control by the Hérault firefighters who intervened this Tuesday, April 9 at the beginning of the afternoon.

The Hérault firefighters intervened in the town of Saint-Aunès, in the commercial area, at the Leclerc center shopping mall, for a fire breaking out in the Pimkie store reserve, this Tuesday 9 April in the early afternoon.

Air conditioner fire

It was a fire emanating from an air conditioner, which was quickly brought under control by the emergency services. As a precaution, three hundred people who came to do their shopping were evacuated as well as around a hundred traders and employees of the site.

According to our information, two customers were bothered by the fumes. Examined by emergency services, they were not transported to a hospital.

Verifications in progress

The emergency services are currently carrying out usual checks, ventilation of the premises as well as checks of the establishment’s fire safety devices.

We have just learned that those in charge of the shopping center had decided to close their doors for the end of the day.


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