At least 9 killed in French homestay fire – Xinhua English.news.cn
Xinhua News Agency, Paris, August 9th. A fire broke out in a homestay for disabled people in the Haut-Rhin province in northeastern France on the early morning of the 9th, killing at least nine people.
According to a press release issued by the Haut-Rhin provincial government that day, a fire broke out at a homestay in Wanzenem, the province, at 6:30 in the morning. Firefighters were dispatched quickly and quickly brought the fire under control. According to the police, there were 28 people in the homestay when the fire broke out, of which 17 were rescued, 9 were killed, and the whereabouts of the other two are unknown.
According to foreign media reports, two people whose whereabouts are unknown may have died, and one of the 17 rescued people was seriously injured and has been sent to the hospital.
French President Macron posted on his social media account on the 9th, expressing condolences to the families of the victims of the fire and the injured. French Prime Minister Borne arrived at the scene of the fire that afternoon to understand the situation.
The cause of the fire is currently under investigation.
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