PARIS: Ten people, including five kids between 3 and 15 years old, killed after an attack On fire broke out on Friday morning at a residential building in Vaulx-en-Velin, near the French city LyonInterior Minister Gerald Darmanin said.
Darmanin said the cause of the fire remains unknown at this stage.
“There are several scenarios and a probe will be open,” he said, adding that he had been in contact with the President Emmanuel Macron through the case.
About 180 firefighters were at the scene. Darmanin said the fire has now been extinguished and added that he was on the scene.
The fire broke out in the early hours of Friday morning at a seven-story residential building. A security fence has been set up at the site, the government of the Rhone region said.
Darmanin said the cause of the fire remains unknown at this stage.
“There are several scenarios and a probe will be open,” he said, adding that he had been in contact with the President Emmanuel Macron through the case.
About 180 firefighters were at the scene. Darmanin said the fire has now been extinguished and added that he was on the scene.
The fire broke out in the early hours of Friday morning at a seven-story residential building. A security fence has been set up at the site, the government of the Rhone region said.
