France warehouse fire destroys 2 million bottles of wine worth $13 million
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Two million bottles of wine have been destroyed in a freak fire in France just one day after the inferno at Notre Dame Cathedral.
The blaze broke out Tuesday afternoon at a storage center north of Bordeaux, France. Sixty firefighters were dispatched and spent 15 hours trying to put out the flames in the facilty located in the Carbon-Blanc commune on the outskirts of Bordeaux. The wine itself belongs to Sovex Grands Châteaux and cost $12.9 million.
The red, white and rose bottles were packed in boxes and placed on wooden pallets that "erupted in flames" for unknown reasons. However, France 3 Nouvelle-Aquitaine reported that early results from the investigation showed the fire started in the "false ceiling which then collapsed on pallets and crates of alcohol."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}About 80 employees were evacuated from the building. No injuries were reported.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The fire took place less than 24 hours after flames shot through Notre Dame Cathedral. Investigators said Thursday they believe an electrical short-circuit is most likely the cause behind the Paris blaze.