Fire at French Vacation Home for Adults With Disabilities Leaves 11 Dead

Fire at French Vacation Home for Adults With Disabilities Leaves 11 Dead
Firefighters try to contain the blaze at a vacation home in the town of Wintzenheim, north-eastern France, on Aug. 9, 2023. TNN/dpa via AP
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PARIS—Required safety standards weren’t met at a vacation home for adults with disabilities where a heavy fire left 11 dead in eastern France, a deputy prosecutor said Thursday.

A day earlier, the fire killed 10 adults with slight intellectual disabilities and one person accompanying them.