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French gite where 11 died in fire 'did not adhere to safety rules'

The large rural gite in Alsace, north-east France, where 11 people among a holidaying group of 28, mostly made up of adults with learning difficulties, died in a blaze on Wednesday, not meet a number of safety requirements, notably an insufficient smoke alarm system and no authorisation to host such a large number of guests, a local prosecutor said on Thursday.

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A holiday home in north-eastern France where 11 people died in a fire did not meet safety standards, an official has said, reports BBC News.

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