The 4 Rue du Lac Flats Fire was a fire that occurred at a nine-storey hostel in Dijon, France on November 14, 2010. Fire * The fire started at 0030 GMT * More than 130 people were evacuated from the building * The insulation of the building assisted the spread of the fire while also generating large amounts of smoke. * Several children received medical treatment after the fire * 3/93 of the firefighters who arrived on the scene suffered from smoke inhalation * Fire Brigade Commander: Jean-Louis Marc Causes and background * The fire started in a rubbish bin in an adjacent building from where it spread to the side of the hostel. * The winds at the time also helped the fire to spread faster than it would normally do, they were blowing the flames against the wall of the building Casualties * 7 people lost their lives. 1 of which died after trying to escape the fire by jumping from the building's 7th floor while the rest died due to smoke inhalation. 4/7 were immigrants.
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