Man, 65, dies in apartment fire in French town of Aubagne
A 65-year-old man died in an apartment fire in Aubagne, southern France, on Monday night, as 30 residents were evacuated from the building.
A 65-year-old man died on Monday night in an apartment fire in Aubagne, near Marseille in southern France, fire services said, according to French news site Actu.fr. Thirty residents were evacuated from the building, and three of them were treated for smoke inhalation.
The fire broke out in the evening on the fifth floor of a six-storey residential block on Boulevard Marcel Pagnol, close to the town's railway station. Despite attempts to revive him, a doctor from France's SMUR emergency medical service declared the man dead at the scene, firefighters said.
The cause of the blaze has not yet been established, emergency services said. A separate, unconfirmed report describes a fire injuring one person in a district of nearby Toulon early on Tuesday; this has not been independently verified.
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What we know
- Official · Aubagne fire service A 65-year-old man died in an apartment fire in Aubagne on Monday night; 30 people were evacuated and three treated for smoke inhalation.
- 1 outlet · Actu.fr The fire broke out on the fifth floor of a six-storey building on Boulevard Marcel Pagnol, near the town's railway station.
- Official · Fire service investigators The cause of the fire has not yet been established.
Not yet confirmed
- Unconfirmed A report that a separate fire injured one person in a district of Toulon early on Tuesday
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Fire investigators in Aubagne have not yet said what caused Monday night's blaze, which forced the evacuation of thirty people from their homes.
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Questions and answers
- What happened in Aubagne?
- A 65-year-old man died in an apartment fire on Monday night; 30 people were evacuated from the building and three were treated for smoke inhalation.
- What caused the fire?
- The cause has not yet been established, emergency services said.
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