At least five children are reported to be in critical condition and several police officers have been hurt after a fire broke out at a residential building in the Parisian suburb of Aubervilliers, reports Euronews.
The blaze, which started on Sunday evening, has since been brought under control, a Paris fire station spokesperson told news agency AFP.
It was reportedly sparked in the attic and required around 100 firefighters to stop it from spreading.
Interior minister Gérard Collomb commended the efforts of authorities on Twitter, saying: "I salute the exemplary mobilisation of the #PompiersParis and police officers who intervened immediately to bring the occupants to safety.
"My first thoughts go to those who have been wounded and hospitalised."
It is the second fire to break out in Aubervilliers in less than a month. In July, a mother and her three children died after an 18-storey residential tower block caught fire.