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Task forces in Nescdeck
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According to the police, the victims were seven adults and three children aged five, six and seven years.
A firefighter who was called to the blaze in the small town of Nescdeck told the local newspaper Citizens' Voice that the victims were family members, including his son, daughter and three grandchildren.
According to the police, the fire had spread in the house early Friday morning.
Three adults were able to get to safety in time, ten people were found dead in the building by the rescue workers.
Why the fire broke out was still the subject of the investigation on Friday evening (local time).
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