7 dead in Paris building fire

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 4, ARMENPRESS. At least seven people have died and 28 others were injured in a residential building fire in Paris, RTL reports.

The fire broke out in an 8-storey building in the 16th arrondissement of the French capital.

Nearly 200 firefighters are dispatched to the scene.

Nearby buildings have been evacuated.

The cause of the fire wasn’t immediately clear.

Edited and translated by Stepan Kocharyan