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3 dead in retirement home fire in France

Feb 02, 2025

Paris [France], February 2: A fire broke out Saturday at a retirement home in Bouffemont, Val-d'Oise department, leaving three senior residents dead and nine others injured, French news channel BFMTV reported.
The blaze occurred at around 7:15 a.m. local time (0615 GMT) on the third floor of the facility, BFMTV said, citing the Prefecture of Val-d'Oise.
According to the news channel, the three people were killed by smoke inhalation.
An investigation is ongoing to determine the cause of the fire, but the authorities said that the fire was probably accidental.
Source: Xinhua News Agency

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