France, fire in Rouen university building: facade and large part of roof destroyed

A building at the University of Rouen, France, is on fire. The fire broke out in the early hours of today inside the Mont-Saint-Aignan campus of the Université de Rouen Normandie. This was reported by Bfmtv, which cites French police sources, specifying that the alarm went off around 2.40 am.

After a few hours of work the firefighters managed to put out the fire and around 5am the flames were out, although there were still "secondary fires" active on the facade of the building. The facade and a large part of the roof are destroyed, as specified by Prefecture sources.

What we know

According to initial information, the fire affected the building that houses the literary training and research unit. The intervention of 50 firefighters and 30 vehicles was necessary to put out the flames. At the moment there are no reported injuries. An investigation has been opened, entrusted to the local police station, to ascertain the causes of the fire which remain unknown for now.