First Notre Dame – now it’s the wine! Fire destroys TWO MILLION bottles of plonk at a warehouse in Bordeaux The warehouse belongs to Sovex, which markets red, white and rose wines The wine was stored in boxes on wooden pallets covered in flammable material 60 firefighters spent 15 hours fighting the blaze, but no injuries were reported It came a day after the Notre Dame fire, which claimed cathedral's spire and roof
By Peter Allen In Paris for MailOnline
Published: 10:56 BST, 18 April 2019 | Updated: 10:56 BST, 18 April 2019
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At least two million bottles of wine have been destroyed in a horror fire in South West France.
The blaze broke out on Tuesday in a warehouse north of Bordeaux belonging to Sovex, which markets a range of red, whites and roses.
Many of them were in boxes on wooden pallets that erupted in flames for so far unknown reasons.
The a huge fire broke out on Tuesday at warehouse near Bordeaux belonging to Sovex, which markets red, white and rose wines
