Nine dead in fire at holiday home for people with disabilities in France

Fire rages at a holiday home in the town of Wintzenheim (TNN/dpa via AP)

Nine people have died in a fire that ripped through a holiday home for adults with disabilities in eastern France and two others are believed to have been killed, the head of rescue operations has said.

Lieutenant-Colonel Philippe Hauwiller, who is leading the firefighters’ rescue operation, said, “We are currently searching for the bodies … two remain to be found.”