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5 children battle for life after French blaze

Updated on: 20 August,2018 09:20 AM IST  | 
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The cause of the blaze remained unknown, the fire service added. Less than one month ago, a fire in a housing complex in Aubervilliers killed a mother and her three children, leaving nine others injured

5 children battle for life after French blaze

Firefighters stand in a street after a fire broke out in Aubervilliers, a northern suburb of Paris. Eight people including 5 children are seriously injured according to the firefighters. Pic/AFP

A fire in a residential building near Paris left seven people with serious injuries including five children who were in a "life-threatening" condition, firefighters said. A dozen police officers were also slightly hurt in the blaze in Aubervilliers yesterday, north of Paris, which was later brought under control, a Paris fire service spokesman said.


The fire, which took hold in the attic of a building with two floors, needed 100 firefighters to tackle it. A previous list of eight injured people was revised down. The cause of the blaze remained unknown, the fire service added. Less than one month ago, a fire in a housing complex in Aubervilliers killed a mother and her three children, leaving nine others injured.


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