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Last Updated:February 01, 2025, 19:49 IST
The retirement home is located in the town of Bouffémont, which lies close to Paris.
The retirement home was home to 75 elderly residents. Three people died and eight were injured when a blaze engulfed the retirement home. (IMAGE: SHUTTERSTOCK)
At least three people have been killed in a fire that broke out in a retirement home near Paris on Saturday, according to the town mayor.
A further eight people were injured in the blaze at the residence located in the town of Bouffémont.
“This is a serious event for our town," Mayor Michel Lacoux said. “It seems to have been an accident."
Lacoux said the fire was under control at the residence, which was home to 75 elderly residents.
Speaking to BFM TV, he said the fire is thought to have started in a laundry room and spread to part of the third floor of the building.
Commandant Adrien Ponin-Sinapayen, spokesman for France’s civil defense agency, said the fire was extinguished after 140 firefighters were deployed to the scene.
(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed - Associated Press)Location :Paris, France
First Published:February 01, 2025, 19:49 IST
News world Three Dead, Eight Injured In Retirement Home Fire Near Paris
