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Three dead in central Paris fire: rescue services
PARIS, June 22, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Three people died and another was
seriously injured in a fire that broke out in a building in central Paris in
the early hours of Saturday, fire services said.
One of the victims died after jumping out of the window of the six-storey
block of flats situated in the 11th district, which also housed a restaurant
and a hammam, a spokesman for the fire services said.
The blaze was reported at around 5:00 am (0300 GMT) and it took nearly
four hours for 200 firefighters to bring it under control, according to fire
captain Florian Lointier.
By 08:45 am, the fire still wasn’t fully extinguished.
A total of 27 people were treated for smoke inhalation, the rescue
services said.
BSS/AFP/FI/ 1334 hrs