Flames ripped through an apartment block in Paris, killing at least eight people and injuring 36 early on Tuesday, authorities said. AdvertisingProsecutors said they suspected the fire was a criminal act and a woman had been detained during investigations. City government official Emmanuel Gregoire said the fire began on the upper floors shortly after midnight, and that the victims were all residents. “It was a particularly violent fire,” Captain Clement Cognon of the Paris fire service told BFM TV. Paris prosecutor Remy Heitz told reporters that investigators suspected a “criminal” cause for the fire and that a woman, aged 40 and known to have history of mental health problems, has been placed in custody.

Source: Indian Express February 05, 2019 04:18 UTC