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France - 17 killed, 21 wounded in Paris fire
AFP via Babelfish translation | August 26, 2005

Posted on 08/25/2005 7:19:58 PM PDT by HAL9000

Set fire to In Paris: 17 died, 21 wounded

PARIS - a fire in a residential building made 17 died and 21 wounded in Paris in the night of Thursday to Friday, according to a provisional assessment of the firemen.

A first of the same assessment source made state of 16 dead and 22 wounded. Among deaths, there would be at least four children, one indicated to the ministry Interior.

The stair-well burned 2e on the 7th floor of the building located in the 13e district at the south east of the capital.

According to habitanst of the district, the building is occupied by Senegaleses and Malians. A hundred people would be to rehouse, indicates one of the same source.

Approximately 210 firemen of 22 barracks were mobilized towards 2h30 (01h30 GMT) to fight the disaster.



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1 posted on 08/25/2005 7:19:59 PM PDT by HAL9000
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To: HAL9000
Set fire to In Paris: 17 died, 21 wounded

... and 117 surrendered.

2 posted on 08/25/2005 7:21:51 PM PDT by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle ("As a conservative site, Free Republic is pro-G-d, PRO-LIFE..." -- FR founder Jim Robinson)
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To: HAL9000

Isn't this the second big fire they've had in Paris this year?


3 posted on 08/25/2005 7:22:32 PM PDT by Brilliant
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To: HAL9000

I wonder what arrondisment.


4 posted on 08/25/2005 7:23:36 PM PDT by Bahbah (Air America: kids-for-kilowatts)
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To: HAL9000
Sounds like one of the vertical slums (welfare housing) that Paris has been building like mad the last 30 years or so.
Wish they had mentioned an address so we could check.
5 posted on 08/25/2005 7:24:35 PM PDT by Publius6961 (Liberal level playing field: If the Islamics win we are their slaves..if we win they are our equals.)
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To: Bahbah

The 13th, if I read it right


6 posted on 08/25/2005 7:25:05 PM PDT by Publius6961 (Liberal level playing field: If the Islamics win we are their slaves..if we win they are our equals.)
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To: HAL9000

This is awful. Probably a very poor section of town--Senegalese and Malian immigrants.

They need to update their fire services over there in Frenchy Land.


7 posted on 08/25/2005 7:27:08 PM PDT by Palladin (America! America! God shed His grace on Thee.)
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I'M ONE OF THE BIGGEST FRENCH BASHERS YOU WILL MEET. BUT SOMETHING LIKE THIS ISN'T FUNNY...WE SHOULD ALL BE BOTH POLITE AND CHRISTIAN.

Please

8 posted on 08/25/2005 7:27:52 PM PDT by Artemis Webb
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To: Artemis Webb

So far so good.


9 posted on 08/25/2005 7:28:31 PM PDT by since1868 (Shut up Cindy!)
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To: Palladin

French fries


10 posted on 08/25/2005 7:28:38 PM PDT by battlegearboat
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To: Artemis Webb

Second the motion. Tenement fires just aren't funny.


11 posted on 08/25/2005 7:29:14 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle

Funny, I thought for sure it was the heat and sparks flying from the latest Franco-allegations against Lance Armstrong that triggered the blaze.


12 posted on 08/25/2005 7:32:48 PM PDT by XEHRpa
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To: Publius6961

Thanks. I missed that.


13 posted on 08/25/2005 7:35:46 PM PDT by Bahbah (Air America: kids-for-kilowatts)
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To: All

Okay, before I get flamed, I take it back.


14 posted on 08/25/2005 7:43:00 PM PDT by battlegearboat
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To: Artemis Webb

6 billion people in the world and I have to to be polite every time one passes?


15 posted on 08/25/2005 7:50:32 PM PDT by opinionator
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To: HAL9000
21 injured. "Wounded" only happens as a result of direct human action.
16 posted on 08/25/2005 7:52:30 PM PDT by Junior (Just because the voices in your head tell you to do things doesn't mean you have to listen to them)
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"No, no. I said a Bud Light."

17 posted on 08/25/2005 7:54:27 PM PDT by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle ("As a conservative site, Free Republic is pro-G-d, PRO-LIFE..." -- FR founder Jim Robinson)
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"6 billion people in the world and I have to be polite every time one passes?"

"If these shadows remain unaltered by the Future, none other of my race,' returned the Ghost, `will find him here. What then. If he be like to die, he had better do it, and decrease the surplus population.'

Scrooge hung his head to hear his own words quoted by the Spirit, and was overcome with penitence and grief. `Man,' said the Ghost, `if man you be in heart, not adamant, forbear that wicked cant until you have discovered What the surplus is, and Where it is. Will you decide what men shall live, what men shall die. It may be, that in the sight of Heaven, you are more worthless and less fit to live than millions like this poor man's child.

--Dickens

18 posted on 08/25/2005 8:04:49 PM PDT by Artemis Webb
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To: HAL9000

People are "wounded" in battle and "injured" in accidents.


19 posted on 08/25/2005 8:11:51 PM PDT by lawdude (Liberalism is a mental disease.)
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To: HAL9000

As a retired Firefighter who has seen things like this I can tell you the Firefighters on the scene will never forget this fire. They will be able to tell you everything they did at this scene for as long as they live.


20 posted on 08/25/2005 8:15:14 PM PDT by sgtbono2002
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