At least 10 people including five children have been killed in a fire in an apartment building near Lyon in France.
France officials released a statement saying a "sizeable fire" broke out in a seven-storey block of flats in Vaulx-en-Velin.
Four people are in critical condition and 10 others reported minor injuries, including two firefighters, reports BBC.
The fire has been extinguished after it was battled by 170 firefighters.
The minister of the interior, Gerard Darmanin, said the cause of the fire is still unknown and praised the work of the firefighters who rescued people in "extremely difficult conditions".
He added that the children who died were all aged between three and 15.
Darmanin said that an inquiry into what sparked the fire would be launched later on Friday.
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