At Least 13 Killed, 6 Injured In France Bar Fire
Muhammad Rameez Published August 06, 2016 | 11:16 AM
RENNES, France,(APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 6th Augst,2016) - At least 13 people have died and six been injured in a fire early Saturday at a bar in Rouen, northern France, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said. The blaze broke out at around midnight at the basement room of the Cuba Libre bar in the city centre during a birthday celebration.
"A fire broke out in a bar in the city centre of Rouen this evening, according to an initial investigation, 13 are dead and six are injured, and more than 50 firemen attended the scene," Cazeneuve said in a statement. "An inquiry is underway to establish the cause of the fire," he added. One source close to the investigation said that candles on a birthday cake may have sparked the blaze. One of the injured was in a critical condition, the secretary general of the Seine-Maritime prefecture Yvan Cordier told AFP.
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