At Least 1 Killed, 8 Injured, After Fire Breaks Out in Hospital Near Paris

At least one person was killed and eight injured after a fire broke out overnight in a hospital complex on the outskirts of Paris.

Fire burns in the Henri Mondor hospital complex in Creteil, on the outskirts of Paris, France on Aug. 22, 2019, in this still image taken from a social media video. Limam Alistair via Reuters

PARIS—At least one person was killed and eight injured after a fire broke out overnight in a hospital complex on the outskirts of Paris, authorities said on Thursday, Aug. 22.

The fire at the Henri Mondor hospital in Creteil broke out late on Wednesday night and was eventually brought under control in the early hours of Thursday morning.