A mother and their seven children –five girls and two boys-, between 2 and 14 years olddied this morning in the fire of their home located in the town of Charly-sur-Marne80 kilometers east of Paris, firefighters said.
He fatherthe only survivor, was able to be saved from the flames, although he suffered significant burns, and was rushed to a hospital, they added.
The fire broke out shortly after midnight on the second floor of the single-family home located in Charly-sur-Marnetown of about 2,600 inhabitants.
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The firefighters went to the scene alerted by the neighbors, but they could not do anything to save the lives of the woman and children.
First thing in the morning they managed to control the fire, the causes of which are being investigated.