Since 2 am, firefighters have intervened on a major fire at the Château de Rimaucourt, near Andelot. The fire occurred, rue Jean Moulin, in a dependence adjoining the 16th century castle, un Building of 600 m², of which approximately 300 m² were completely destroyed by the flames. When the firefighters arrived, the building was already a blaze. The roof was completely pierced, and large flames escaped the structure.
This annex building is still classified as a historic monument and was therefore almost completely destroyed, but fortunately, The main building has been preserved.
Large rescue device
Forty firefighters from the Chaumont, Nogent, Manois and Andelot barracks were mobilized to control fire. The intervention, under the command of Captain Stéphane Colin, made it possible to quickly control the situation, but The teams will have to continue their work until the end of the morning To clear the debris and avoid any recovery of fire.
The emotion is strong this morning in the town, where the most morning, or those who have not yet set themselves, gathered on the forecourt of the town hall, opposite the loss. Among them, Rémi, city councilor, who is particularly affected, because among the destroyed goods were collector vehicles, including an old J9 ambulance, which were completely reduced to ashes. This fire will then have erased part of the heritage of the town.
The gendarmerie opened an investigation to determine the exact causes of this fire. In the meantime, the site is under surveillance.
