DHAKA: A fire during a birthday party at a bar in the northern French city of Rouen has killed at least 13 people and injured six.
Quoting French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve BBC reports that the blaze in the Cuba Libre bar began in the basement room around midnight on Saturday.
More than 50 firefighters were called to the fire in the centre of the city.
Cazeneuve said an inquiry was under way. One report suggests candles on a cake may have started the fire.
The victims are aged between 18 and 25, the Paris-Normandie news website reports, says the BBC.
BDST: 1026 HRS, AUG 06, 2016
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