Residential fire near French city Lyon kills 10, including children

French police work at the scene of a massive building fire where 10 people died and were 14 injured in Vaulx-en-Velin, near Lyon, France, December 16, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier

VAULX-EN-VELIN, France (Reuters) -Ten people including five children aged three to 15 were killed in a fire on Friday that engulfed a residential building in an impoverished town near the southeastern French city of Lyon.

Another four people were seriously injured in the blaze in Vaulx-en-Velin, which started around 3 a.m. (0200 GMT) on the ground floor before spreading up the seven-storey building, rescue authorities said.