Photo: ReutersFlames tore through an apartment block in Paris, killing at least 10 residents early on Tuesday, after what prosecutors said looked like an arson attack. Firefighters in breathing apparatus scaled ladders to rescue people stranded on balconies on the eight-storey block on Rue Erlanger. Franceinfo radio reported that a child was among the dead, although there was no official confirmation. "It was a particularly violent fire," Captain Clement Cognon of the Paris fire service told BFM TV. Paris Prosecutor Remy Heitz said investigators believed the fire was started deliberately and a woman had been detained.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 05, 2019 18:33 UTC