Morzine Fire Oct 2006

We were up the mountains in Nyon when we saw what looked like a cloud in the valley, over Morzine. As we drove down back into Morzine it was obvious that the cloud was infact smoke, and not an inversion as we first thought. A chalet was on fire, right next to the supermarket Shopi.
Four fire engines arrived and the fire was soon under control. You can see fire fighters on the top two balconies. The chalet was having some renovation and a grinding wheel caused a spark to light newspaper in the roof space, it quickly spread across the whole roof space causing major damage.
It's good to know Morzine can find so many fire engines from other local villages so quickly.