
The fire flashed on the fourth floor.
Due to the strong fire, which arose in the 10-story building, from the height of the fourth floor jumped out of the apartment and a 13-year-old teenager broke to death.
Rescuers found the charred body of his 15-year-old brother in the apartment.
Two more victims of the fire were on the eighth floor, they suffocated from smoke. This is an 87-year-old woman and her 59-year-old son.
In addition, according to the prosecutor's office, 28 people were hospitalized due to the fire. Two of them, including the stepfather of the dead teenagers, suffered seriously.
Schneider explained that there was no doubt that the electric scooter caused the fire. However, the cause of the fire is still unknown, he noted.
The prosecutor emphasized that the fire of batteries “is extremely difficult to extinguish,” so the fire was extinguished for more than three hours.
The TF1 TV channel reports that the fire began between the freezer and the washing machine.
Local residents said that they have to take the scooters home, because “there are no small garages.”
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