Two million bottles of French wine go up in flames in warehouse blaze
A total of 60 firefighters were sent out to try and stop the warehouse blaze in Carbon-Blanc in the suburbs of Bordeaux. The Local reports that despite staying for hours to make sure the fire did not break out again, a significant part of the wine stock of producer Sovex Grands Châteaux was destroyed.
According to France 3 Nouvelle-Aquitaine, two million bottles of wine, as well as spirits, went up in flames or else were made unfit for sale as a result of the blaze.
According to early results from the investigation, the fire seems to have started in the false ceiling which then collapsed on pallets and crates of alcohol.