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Ten people killed in apartment fire near Lyon

16 December 2022 11:16 (UTC +04:00)

Ten people, including five children, have been killed after a fire broke out on Friday morning at a residential building in Vaulx-en-Velin, near the French city of Lyon, APA reports citing TheGuardian.

The local authority for the Lyon/Rhone region said the fire was first reported to emergency services at 3:12am and by 3:25am around 170 firefighters and 65 fire trucks were at the site.

The fire broke out in a seven-storey apartment block in the Mas du Taureau neighbourhood.

Another four people are in a critical condition while 10 others, including two firefighters, have been injured.

Authorities said the cause of the fire is not known at this stage.

Housing minister Olivier Klein also said he had spoken to Vaulx-en-Velin mayor Hélène Geoffroy and would visit the city. “I am going there this morning to be alongside the residents, local officials and the emergency services,” he tweeted.