Paris fire: woman detained as eight die in apartment building
Source: The Guardian
Kim Willsher in Paris
Tue 5 Feb 2019 09.05 GMT
Police have arrested a woman suspected of starting a fire that swept through an eight-storey apartment building in Paris, killing at least eight people and injuring 30 others, including six firefighters.
The woman, who lived in the building, was taken into custody as flames swept rapidly through the block in the French capitals 16th arrondissement, not far from the Parc des Princes stadium, home to the Paris Saint-Germain club.
The Paris prosecutor, Rémy Heitz, said a criminal investigation had been opened. A person, a woman, who lived in the building has been arrested, Heitz said. He did not confirm reports that residents had heard the suspect involved in a dispute with neighbours.
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The fire was reported at about 1am on Tuesday and spread quickly from the second floor, where it is believed to have started. About 50 people were thought to be in the building at the time, many of them trapped. Some scrambled on to the roof to escape the smoke and flames, while others shouted for help from windows.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/05/paris-fire-deaths-blaze-in-eight-story-building-16th-arrondissement
mahatmakanejeeves
(57,586 posts)The website of la brigade de sapeurs-pompiers de Paris still has the toll at eight, but their Twitter feed has been updated to ten.
More than 250 people arrived immediately and, throughout the night, saved over 50 people in truly exceptional conditions.
Feb. 5, 2019, 5:09 AM EST / Updated Feb. 5, 2019, 7:29 AM EST
By Associated Press
PARIS A fire in a Paris apartment building early Tuesday that authorities suspect was an arson attack killed 10 people and sent residents fleeing to the roof or climbing out their windows to escape.
A 40-year-old female resident was detained by police. French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner said the suspect was known to have had mental health issues.
I want to salute the huge mobilization of the Paris firefighters, he said. More than 250 people arrived immediately and, throughout the night, saved over 50 people in truly exceptional conditions.
The blaze rages through the top floors of the apartment building in Paris early Tuesday.Paris Fire Brigade/Benoit Moser / AP
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Brigade de sapeurs-pompiers de Paris
mardi, 05 février 2019 09:46
Cette nuit peu avant une heure, les pompiers sont confrontés à un très violent feu dimmeuble dans le 16e arrondissement. Les flammes se sont propagées sur lensemble des étages, poussant les habitants à se manifester aux fenêtres. Plus de 50 sauvetages auront été réalisés dans des conditions extrêmes à laide des échelles à main et des échelles à crochets. Malheureusement, pour lheure, 8 personnes sont décédées.
https://twitter.com/PompiersParis
#intervention Retour en images sur le feu dimmeuble @mairiedu16 : le bilan salourdit à 10 personnes décédées.
Link to tweet