A couple who bought a 200-year-old manor in France and had begun a renovation project see the work halted after a fire broke out at the property. According to reporting, Dimitri and David Petitpas purchased Egmont Manor near Cloyes-les-Trois-Rivières, about an hour from Paris, in September of last year. They had invested around £285,000 into renovation plans, and the incident follows their spending their available budget. Sources also say the damage is extensive and that repair costs could be far higher, with estimates reaching up to £1.1 million, though the final figure is not described in the provided material. The coverage focuses on the loss of the renovation effort and the scale of the financial impact, with the fire occurring at the property they were restoring. The information presented centers on the purchase details, the renovation spending, the fire damage, and the prospective cost of repairs, without providing further confirmed details on the cause of the blaze in the excerpts provided.