During the night a fire breaks out in a suburb of Lyon, 170 firefighters are on duty: at least ten people are killed - including five children. There are also a number of injuries. The number of victims could still increase.
A fire in an apartment building near the French city of Lyon killed ten people overnight. Five children are among the dead, the prefecture said. There were also four seriously injured. Ten people were slightly injured, including two firefighters.
The cause of the fire in the seven-story block of flats in the suburb of Vaulx-en-Velin is still unclear. 170 emergency services with 65 fire engines fought the flames. The fire broke out around 3:00 p.m. As a fire department spokesman told BFMTV, the fire broke out on the ground floor of the block of flats in the middle of a settlement and spread to the third floor.
According to the fire department, it is a complicated operation, the number of victims may increase. The smoke made it difficult to evacuate the residents. The fire has now been extinguished.
