Monday morning, a violent fire broke out at the Basilica Saint-Donatien-et-Saint-Rogatien, located in the city center of Nantes. The fire has been brought under control by 75 firefighters rushed to the scene.
Spectacular. This is the word that comes most about the fire that hit the basilica Saint-Donatien-et-Saint-Rogatien Nantes from 10:30 on Monday morning. Firefighters intervened very quickly on the site, located in the city center. According to France Bleu Loire Océan, the fire would be controlled and from firefighters continue to water the roof still smoking, part of which collapsed.
According to the woman posing as the cook of the presbytery, contacted by Le Figaro at around 11 am, a “wrong move” roofers workers on the roof for one week is the cause of the fire. “It is still burning!” She had said then. Contacted later, it stated that 30 to 12 h rectory was being evacuated. “The three students staying at the rectory” were however “not present” when the fire started. According to the radio France Bleu Loire Océan, roofers, who performed welding work, were supported, in shock, by firefighters.
On social networks, information s’ spread like wildfire:
Customers showed their emotion and their commitment to the basilica on fire:
The former prime minister and former mayor of Nantes, Jean Marc Ayrault has meanwhile said “affected” by the fire, and solidartié expressing his “heartfelt thoughts to Nantais” and its “support relief” dispatched to the site:
Some works would have been saved by the parish, says a journalist from France Bleu Loire Océan:
According to the departmental fire and rescue Loire-Atlantique, 75 firefighters were on the scene of the fire Monday morning. The building, located in the Malakoff-Saint-Rogatien district of Nantes, when the nineteenth century. With Saint-Nicolas basilica, it is one of the two basilicas of the city.
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