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| Paris fire: Eight dead in city apartment building | Paris fire: Eight dead in city apartment building |
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| A fire in an apartment building in northern Paris has killed eight people, including two children, French officials say. | A fire in an apartment building in northern Paris has killed eight people, including two children, French officials say. |
| The blaze in the 18th district of the French capital broke out in the early hours of Wednesday, and it took more than 100 firefighters to contain it. | The blaze in the 18th district of the French capital broke out in the early hours of Wednesday, and it took more than 100 firefighters to contain it. |
| Four survivors - some of whom are in a critical condition - are in hospital. | Four survivors - some of whom are in a critical condition - are in hospital. |
| The cause of the fire in the building, located at the foot of the famed Montmartre hill, is being investigated. | The cause of the fire in the building, located at the foot of the famed Montmartre hill, is being investigated. |
| Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said it was "too early to determine the causes of this tragedy", according to the AFP news agency. | Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said it was "too early to determine the causes of this tragedy", according to the AFP news agency. |
| Meanwhile, criminal prosecutors are now leading the investigation at 4 rue Myrha, suggesting that the fire may have been started deliberately. | Meanwhile, criminal prosecutors are now leading the investigation at 4 rue Myrha, suggesting that the fire may have been started deliberately. |
| Fire crews were first called to the scene at about 02:20 local time (00:20 GMT) and quickly put out the blaze, but they were then called back again two hours later to extinguish a second, much larger fire, AFP says. | |
| "It's clear that when you have two call-outs in the same night... this could be a malicious act," interior ministry spokesman Pierre-Henry Brandet said. | |
| The larger blaze is believed to have started on the ground floor before quickly spreading into the stairwell and then upper floors. | |
| Some of the residents reportedly attempted to escape through windows. | Some of the residents reportedly attempted to escape through windows. |
| Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said about 15 building in the area had been affected by the blaze. | Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said about 15 building in the area had been affected by the blaze. |
| This is believed to be one of the deadliest fires in the French capital in the last decade. | This is believed to be one of the deadliest fires in the French capital in the last decade. |
| In a statement, French President Francois Hollande said: "Everything is being done to shed light on the cause of this tragedy." |