Overview
- The blaze started around 10:30 p.m. on November 8 in the entrance hall of the Verberie residence in Oise, according to police and local officials.
- Two nearby gendarmerie teams forced emergency exits, used five on-site extinguishers, and evacuated roughly 30–40 residents, including 24 from rooms.
- Firefighters secured the site, and residents were able to return to their apartments overnight with no fatalities reported.
- One resident was transported to Compiègne hospital for smoke inhalation without life-threatening injuries, as witnesses described thick, black smoke.
- An inquiry is underway with forensic technicians deployed, and the gendarmerie notes likely human involvement, possibly accidental, given the lack of flammable materials in the hall.