Two children have jumped a dozen feet from the window of their apartment in Grenoble, in flames. The video is very dramatic, but in the end, no major injuries are reported.

Summary The video Fire in Grenoble, the reaction of The mayor of Grenoble

A scene pretty amazing took place this Tuesday in the neighborhood of Villeneuve in Grenoble. While a fire ravaged their apartment, the two children were forced to jump into the void, encouraged by the inhabitants at the foot of the building to take delivery of them. The height is estimated to be ten meters and the video, taken by a neighbor, is impressive. We see the two children, 3 and 10 years, jump tower to tower. The first is maintained by the elder, before being dropped into the void. And then the second jumps in his turn.

Among the adults present to save their lives - two of whom were wounded in the forearm, there was Walid Athoumani. Interviewed by France 3, the 25-year-old, who grew up in the neighborhood, says : "I heard shouting, I looked at the window. I heard the people below they were shouting I didn't know why." It is then precipitated in the bottom of the apartment on fire to lend a hand.

On the video, you can actually see the smoke coming out of the window is thick, the two children, unharmed, according to firefighters, were taken to hospital as a precaution after inhaling toxic substances. More broadly, the fire caused the injury of 17 people in the building, while a forty firefighters were deployed to tackle the flames. A police investigation has been opened, indicates France Blue.

The video of the fall of the two children of the

Filmed by a resident of the district of Villeneuve, the scene is impressive. We see the two children, 3 and 10 years old, throw in a vacuum for a fall of a dozen metres. "We told them to open the door, but they were shocked (...) everyone has stretched the arm, they have fallen, people have caught up with the children," said a neighbor, France 3 Auvergne, Rhône-Alpes. According to firefighters quoted by France Bleu, they are both unharmed, but has been transported to the hospital as a precaution after inhaling smoke.

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Fire in Grenoble : the balance sheet

The two children who jumped from the window of their apartment in the neighborhood of Villeneuve had escaped the flames were blazing in the late morning on Tuesday 21 July 2020. Forty firefighters were mobilized to extinguish the fire that has ravaged the entire 100 square meters apartment, in which five residents have been relocated, says France Blue. The origin of the fire is still unknown, but an investigation is now open, will try to determine this. France Blue is also know as 17 people have been injured or bothered by the flames, of which 10 have been admitted to hospital in Grenoble.

Eric Piolle, mayor of Grenoble, has reacted Date Of Update: 22 July 2020, 07:57