Overview

• Five people have died in the fire, with the final body recovered by firefighters and gendarmes on July 29.
• Four other occupants were hospitalized, including one in critical condition, after being evacuated from the burning gîte.
• The Angoulême prosecutor’s office opened a flagrant homicide inquiry for involuntary homicide and injury following the blaze.
• Forensic teams from the IRCGN are examining a suspected electrical malfunction as the possible origin of the fire.
• The gîte carried a disability holiday label and was last inspected in 2023 but was exempt from mandatory safety-commission inspections due to its capacity of fewer than 16 occupants.