Nine killed as fire rips through holiday home for young disabled people in France
The fire broke out at the home in Wintzenheim, a small town near the German border, early on Wednesday. A total of eleven people were missing before the nine deaths were confirmed.
France's interior minister Gerald Darmanin said earlier: "Despite the rapid and courageous intervention of the fire department ... several casualties are reported."One person was taken to hospital and 76 firefighters managed to bring the blaze under control. Some 40 police officers were also deployed.The blaze broke out at a village in eastern France.
"The fire was quickly brought under control despite the violence of the flames," the firefighters said.
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