Paris, Feb 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) Five people were killed and seven others injured in a building fire in the French city of Strasbourg on Thursday, the local fire service said in a statement.
According to local media, firefighters responded to the incident at 1.16 a.m. after receiving an alert that there was smoke in the seven-storey building, Xinhua news agency reported.
Some 23 people were rescued and the fire was brought under control.
The cause of the blaze was under probe.
Interior Minister Christophe Castaner and Mayor Roland Ries of Strasbourg have expressed their condolences to the victims and their families on social media.
Source: IANS
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