Overview
- The blaze erupted around 3:15 a.m. in a three‑storey building with a ground‑floor shop on rue du Capitaine Caillon, leaving five dead and one survivor with smoke inhalation.
- The victims were two parents aged 59 and 60, their 16‑year‑old son, and two friends aged 16 and 20, while a 22‑year‑old son escaped via the roof and raised the alarm.
- Roughly 70 firefighters and about thirty vehicles arrived in 12 minutes and contained the fire quickly, preventing it from spreading to neighboring buildings.
- The investigation has been reclassified as incendie volontaire ayant entraîné la mort and assigned to the gendarmerie’s section de recherches in Nancy, with no arrests publicly announced.
- Municipal support includes a family reception space and a medico‑psychological emergency cell, as residents voice shock at the arson determination.