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| Three Britons die in Paris fire | Three Britons die in Paris fire |
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| Three British women have been killed in a fire at an apartment block in Paris. | |
| The blaze, in a fifth-storey property in Rue des Innocents in the city centre, broke out early on Saturday. | The blaze, in a fifth-storey property in Rue des Innocents in the city centre, broke out early on Saturday. |
| The bodies of two women were recovered by fire crews during the day, and a third body was found in the apartment later on Sunday. | |
| A spokesman from the Foreign Office said two of the women were from the Southampton area. No details are available on the other victim. | |
| 'Tough fire' | 'Tough fire' |
| French authorities said the women would have had little chance of escape once the fire took hold in the 300-year-old building. | French authorities said the women would have had little chance of escape once the fire took hold in the 300-year-old building. |
| About 180 firefighters tackled the blaze, which left several other people hurt and destroyed the top two floors of the property in the first arrondissement of the city. | About 180 firefighters tackled the blaze, which left several other people hurt and destroyed the top two floors of the property in the first arrondissement of the city. |
| The blaze took several hours to bring under control. | The blaze took several hours to bring under control. |
| A spokesman for the French police said: "It was a very tough fire and very, very difficult to stop." | A spokesman for the French police said: "It was a very tough fire and very, very difficult to stop." |