Fire Near French City of Lyon Kills 10, Including Children

Fire Near French City of Lyon Kills 10, Including Children
French firefighters work at the scene of a massive building fire where 10 people died and 14 injured in Vaulx-en-Velin, near Lyon, France, on Dec. 16, 2022. Sarah Meyssonnier/Reuters
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VAULX-EN-VELIN, France—Ten people including five children aged three to 15 were killed in a fire on Friday that engulfed a residential building in an impoverished town near the southeastern French city of Lyon.

Another four people were seriously injured in the blaze in Vaulx-en-Velin, which started around 3 a.m. on the ground floor before spreading up the seven-story building, rescue authorities told local media.