Paris CNN —At least nine people were killed and two are missing after a fire broke out at a vacation home in eastern France early Wednesday morning, authorities said.
Christophe Marot, a senior official in Haut Rhin, told CNN affiliate BFMTV that those inside the building could not escape from the blaze.
“It’s very tragic.”The 500 square-meter (5,400 square-foot) house had been hosting people with disabilities during the summer holidays.
Authorities do not have any leads on what caused the blaze, but an investigation has been opened, Hauwiller said.
Sebastien Bozon/AFP/Getty ImagesOne official said that those inside the building could not escape from the blaze.
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France, Wintzenheim, Paris, Haut Rhin, Nancy, AFP