A 3-year-old child died overnight from Friday to Saturday in the fire at the family apartment in Vénissieux, near Lyon, we learned from the firefighters, confirming information from the Progress website.
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The fire, whose origin was not immediately known, broke out around 00:30 in the apartment located on the 1st floor of a building, said the same source.
The 3.5-year-old boy, intoxicated by the fumes, succumbed to his injuries, while his father and another 12-year-old child, slightly intoxicated, were taken to hospital.
Shocked, the mother was also hospitalized.
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The 150 inhabitants of the building, who had evacuated the building themselves before the arrival of help, were able to return to their homes.