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Homeless Person Found Dead After Underground Parking Box Fire in Paris’s 13th

Prosecutors opened a cause-of-death inquiry handled by the 13th arrondissement police.

Overview

  • Security staff at the Tour Bergame reported smoke around 4:40 a.m. from a box on level minus two of the underground garage.
  • Firefighters extinguished the blaze and discovered the victim during smoke ventilation operations.
  • The incident occurred in a parking facility on Avenue de Choisy beneath the largely residential tower.
  • Police said the origin of the fire has not been determined at this stage.
  • Officials noted that the Île-de-France cold-weather emergency plan had not been activated despite subfreezing nights.