Paris, February 5
At least 10 persons, including a baby, were killed and over 30 injured in a fire at an eight-storey building here on Tuesday. A woman suspect has been arrested in connection with the incident, the city prosecutor said.
According to Paris’ Fire Department, the death toll was not final as some of the injured were in a serious condition and firefighters were still searching the building where the fire broke out.
Fifty persons were evacuated by ladders from the blaze in the upmarket 16th arrondissement. About 250 firefighters were deployed to the scene not far from the Bois de Boulogne park, helping to rescue those trapped on the roofs.
Paris prosecutor Remy Heitz, who visited the scene, told reporters that the incident may have been a criminal act and that a 40-year-old woman with a history of mental health issues was arrested not far from the building, shortly after the fire began.
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo tweeted that the city “was in mourning” and the Council of Paris opened with a minute’s silence. — IANS
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