A mother and her two daughters died Monday in a fire in their home in Wingles (Pas-de-Calais), north of Lens, which also injured two other children in the family, the mayor said.
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Two children saved
When they arrived on the scene, “two boys aged 11 and 12 had come out (of the house, Editor’s note) and were evacuated “in relative urgency”, declared an officer from the departmental fire and rescue operational center ( Codes).
The father had already left for work at the time of the incident. The 37-year-old mother, a 9-year-old daughter and another 16-year-old could not be saved.
