At the end of the afternoon late Saturday, the fire took in this uninhabited farmhouse in the heart of the village which had been bought by the town hall in 2021, in order to create a space for childhood. The disaster did not make a victim.
She was known to Barbazanais like Maranou Maison. A historic building of the old Barbazan which was the prey of the flames on this Saturday evening. A part of the heritage gone in smoke despite the intervention of the emergency services. “On our arrival, this uninhabited 200 m2 building on several levels and the 300 m2 adjoining barn were already completely ignited, explains Captain Nicolas Bouydron, in charge of rescue operations that mobilized 42 firefighters and many devices, the large scale, from the Tarbes rescue centers, Rivadour, Capvern, Bordères and Vic-en-Bigorre, while reinforcements were still expected to notes. No victim has been deplored.
In the heart of the village of Barbazan-Debat, the disaster and the system deployed accordingly have aroused the interest of the population. With great emotion and tears in the Laporte family, which generations have grown up in this house. A building that had been sold to the town hall in order to raise two schools on the ground and behind and rehabilitate the building in the leisure center. “It is a farmhouse that is over 200 years old, regretted Daniel. Several generations grew up there. I cry. It was old, but it is our family story but also that of the village of which it was one of the oldest houses to stay as it is. It was all wood, the frame, the staircase, the furniture, so necessarily it took. There was a whole life. just that they will demolish it quickly … “
-Present on the scene, the mayor of Barbazan-Debat did not hide his emotion. “Maison Maranou was emblematic of the old Barbazan, admitted Jean-Christian Pedeboy. We had bought it with the objective of giving birth to a real space for youth, with the construction on the ground located behind and near other schools, two schools to replace those of the town. As for the house, after we were advised to rehabilitate it and save it to rehabilitate it Welcoming the leisure center, in the medium term.
We will also have to clarify the circumstances of this disaster. An investigation was opened, entrusted to the Tarbes gendarmerie brigade community. Criminal identification technicians must proceed to reports this Sunday. Uninhabited, the house had been visited lately. “We were alerted a few days ago,” says the mayor who should file a complaint. A padlock had been broken. We had neutralized the entries. But that was obviously not enough. “
Around 8 p.m., while the fire was generally controlled, the firefighters deployed a mobile command post on site. Rescue and surveillance operations had to last overnight.
