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French ski resort fire kills two
LYON, Jan 20, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Two people died and a dozen more were
injured Sunday in a major fire at the ski resort of Courchevel in the French
Alps, officials said.
The pre-dawn blaze forced the evacuation of some 60 resort workers,
including foreigners, from a three-storey accommodation building.
The two bodies were found in the burnt-out building.
The cause of the fire was not immediately known but around 70 firemen had
brought it under control by day-break, the local officials said.
BSS/AFP/FI/ 1420 hrs