11 Killed, 10 Injured in Czech Republic Apartment Fire

11 Killed, 10 Injured in Czech Republic Apartment Fire
Smoke can still be seen billowing from balconies after a fire broke out in an apartment block in Bohumin, eastern Czech Republic, on Aug. 8, 2020. Lukas Kabon/AFP via Getty Images
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PRAGUE—At least 11 people have been killed and 10 others injured in an apartment building fire in the northeastern Czech Republic, officials said Saturday, with some suggesting that the fire could be arson.

Police said the fire hit the 11th floor of the 13-story building in the afternoon in the town of Bohumin. Firefighters spokesman Lukas Popp told local media that six people, three adults and three children, were killed in an 11th-floor apartment.