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| Fire at French ski resort of Courchevel kills two | Fire at French ski resort of Courchevel kills two |
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| Two people have died and a dozen more were injured in a fire at the ski resort of Courchevel in the French Alps, officials said. | Two people have died and a dozen more were injured in a fire at the ski resort of Courchevel in the French Alps, officials said. |
| The pre-dawn blaze forced the evacuation of 60 resort workers, including foreigners, from a three-storey accommodation building. | The pre-dawn blaze forced the evacuation of 60 resort workers, including foreigners, from a three-storey accommodation building. |
| Two bodies were found in the burned-out building. Three of the four badly injured people were flown to hospital by helicopter. | Two bodies were found in the burned-out building. Three of the four badly injured people were flown to hospital by helicopter. |
| According to authorities in the Savoie region, the blaze started at 4.30am local time on Sunday in a building housing seasonal workers located in the heart of the alpine town. | |
| The cause of the fire was not immediately known but about 70 firemen had brought it under control by daybreak, according to local officials. | The cause of the fire was not immediately known but about 70 firemen had brought it under control by daybreak, according to local officials. |
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