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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Arson suspected in fire that killed 7 in france 438b2db6 9d4d 4dc6 954e b1eeca4d2334 | History Defined

Ten people were in the apartment when the fire broke out (Credit: AFP)

An apartment building blaze early Thursday killed seven people in the southern French city of Nice and police were investigating the fire as a possible arson, authorities said.

The dead include three children -- 5, 7 and 10 years old -- and a 17-year-old who tried to escape by jumping from a window, they added.

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