Editorial photo #5403652 Social Issue

Blaze In One Of The Biggest Squat In France

A man ask when they could enter the building to retrieve their belongings. A blaze happened in one of the wings of the biggest squat in Toulouse: the 'Squat Russel'. More than 500 people lived there before the blaze. They left nearly all their belongings in the building. There were no casualties People from the squat came from West Africa, Albania, Bulgaria, etc. However, some french students live in this squat. The SAMU (Emergency medical service) and 94 firemen intervened on this fire. The majority of squatters were evacuated to gymnasiums. Toulouse. France. February 4th 2019. (Photo by Alain Pitton/NurPhoto)

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Photo ID: #5403652
Date taken: 5 February 2020
Location: —
Photographer: Alain Pitton/NurPhoto
Category: Social Issue

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