2005 Paris fires

Building fires in Paris May 2020 March 2024 In 2005, three major fires occurred in Paris, France, killing 48 people, the majority of whom were African immigrants.2005-08-30 Immigrants die in new Paris fire https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4196080.stm 2024-10-17 BBC en-GB Fires In the early hours of 15 April 2005, a fire broke out at the Paris-Opera, a six-storey, one-star, budget hotel in the 9th arrondissement. Many of the victims were trapped on the building's upper floors, with some jumping from windows in an attempt to escape.2013-11-14 Paris-Opera deadly hotel fire trial opens https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-24949950 2024-10-17 BBC News en-GB Most of the 76 people staying in the hotel at the time were African immigrants waiting to be housed. The rest were guests of several different nationalities.2005-04-15 Paris hotel blaze leaves 20 dead https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4447001.stm 2024-10-17 BBC en-GB 24 people were killed and 50 others injured. Around half of the dead were children.2005-04-15 20 dead in Paris hotel blaze https://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/apr/15/france 2024-10-17 The Guardian en-GB 0261-3077 On the scene, the nearby Galeries Lafayette department store was used as an emergency hospital and temporary morgue. On 26 August 2005, 17 West African immigrants were killed in a fire at a block of flats in the 13th arrondissement, at least eight of whom were children.Fickling David 2005-08-26 Paris apartment fire kills 17 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/aug/26/france.davidfickling 2024-10-17 The Guardian en-GB 0261-3077 District mayor Serge Blisko stated that the deaths had occurred from asphyxiation, not from burns. According to authorities, the fire started in a stairwell in the early hours of 26 August and continued to burn for three hours before it was brought under control by around 210 firefighters. According to one resident, the building, which was in a "decrepit state", was home to about 130 people: 30 adults and 100 children. The resident further said that the building was state-owned and run by Emmaus and France-Euro Habitat. On 30 August 2005, 7 Ivorian immigrants, four of whom were children, were killed in a fire at a block of flats in the Marais. Responses Following the 30 August fire, French President Jacques Chirac ordered authorities to undertake an investigation to improve fire safety measures. Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy announced that police would close dilapidated buildings in Paris, but did not provide details as to where displaced residents would be housed.2005-08-31 France Orders Safety Checks After 2nd Deadly Fire in Days https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2005/08/31/france-orders-safety-checks-after-2nd-deadly-fire-in-days/a75ee7af-7233-4156-bd70-01d4a8cddd9b/ The Washington Post Reuters French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin later announced that the government would build 5,000 subsidized apartments, primarily based in unused public buildings, by 2007, and 5,000 emergency shelters by the end of the year.Beardsley Eleanor 2005-09-06 Deadly Fires Strike Paris Public Housing https://www.npr.org/2005/09/06/4835168/deadly-fires-strike-paris-public-housing NPR Following the April fire and continuing into August, immigrant rights groups criticized what they called government complacency in terms of safety for immigrant housing. The fires also drew media attention to the number of immigrant families struggling to find housing in Paris. In September 2005, some Parisian residents staged protests for increased public housing. Paris-Opera fire trial Beginning in November 2013, four people were put on trial for charges of involuntary homicide and injury in relation to the 15 April 2005 fire at the Paris-Opera: the hotel's two managers, their son, who worked as the hotel's night-watchman, and his girlfriend. References Category:2005 disasters in France Fires Category:2005 fires in Europe Category:April 2005 in France Category:August 2005 in France Category:Residential building fires in France 2005 Category:Hotel fires in Europe Category:Discrimination in France Category:9th arrondissement of Paris Category:13th arrondissement of Paris Category:The Marais