Overview
- Fire erupted around 8 a.m. Sunday at a shelter for unhoused people at 651 avenue du Docteur Jacques Fourcade in Montpellier.
- About 50 firefighters were mobilized to tackle the blaze, which was extinguished by midday.
- Roughly 80 occupants were moved to a nearby building and are awaiting rehousing under review by the Hérault prefecture and the City of Montpellier.
- The victim, a male resident born in December 1943, died at the scene.
- Firefighters report the blaze started in the deceased man's room, though the exact origin remains unknown, and the Montpellier prosecutor has opened an inquiry.