French Interior Minister on Vaulx-en-Velin fire: families complained about drug dealing in area

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Published: Dec 16, 2022, 11:22 GMT+00:00

PARIS (Reuters) - Families had complained about drug dealing in the area where a fire killed ten people, including five children in the early hours of Friday in a residential building in Vaulx-en-Velin, near Lyon, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said on Friday.

Fire near French city of Lyon kills 10, including children

PARIS (Reuters) – Families had complained about drug dealing in the area where a fire killed ten people, including five children in the early hours of Friday in a residential building in Vaulx-en-Velin, near Lyon, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said on Friday.

“There had been drug dealing reports but it is too early to draw conclusions,” Darmanin said during a visit to the site of the fire.

(Reporting by Dominique Vidalon; Editing by Ingrid Melander)

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