Three killed in fire near Paris

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Paris’ funeral service employees carry out from a church the body of a victim of a fire that broke up in a tenement at night killing three people and injured eight others, in Stains, Paris’ suburb, on November 25, 2023. – The fire broke out at around 2.00 am on the ground floor of the building, which has three floors, a police source said. By mid-morning, the fire had been extinguished. (Photo by Geoffroy VAN DER HASSELT / AFP)

BOBIGNY, France, Nov 25, 2023 (AFP) – A fire broke out Saturday in a building in a northern Paris suburb, killing three people and injuring eight, including a child who is in a critical condition, officials said.

Police said the fire started at 2:00 am (0100 GMT) on the ground floor of the building in Stains, an immigrant-majority town about 15 kilometres (nine miles) from Paris.

Twenty-four fire engines and 88 firefighters battled to douse the blaze and one fireman was slightly injured.

The other residents of the building were evacuated and given shelter in a sports hall.

An enquiry has been launched into the cause of the fire.

This photograph taken on November 25, 2023 shows a burnt window after a fire broke up in the night killing three people and injured eight others, in Stains, Paris’ suburb, – The fire broke out at around 2.00 am on the ground floor of the building, which has three floors, a police source said. By mid-morning, the fire had been extinguished. (Photo by Geoffroy VAN DER HASSELT / AFP)