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A 10-year-old girl is currently in a coma, following a fire in an Airbnb accommodation rented by her family near Strasbourg in Alsace.
A family with four children was woken up in the middle of the night, around 5 a.m., this Sunday, November 24, by a fire, which broke out in their Airbnb rental accommodation in Furdenheim, near Strasbourg. Three of the children were able to be evacuated at the first signs of a fire, but the fourth, a 10-year-old girl, who was sleeping in the attic found herself trapped in the smoke, says 20 minutes.
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The intervention of the firefighters made it possible to rescue the child, who was in cardio-respiratory arrest upon their arrival. The victim was rushed to Strasbourg. Her heart was able to restart, but she is still in a coma, according to The Latest News from Alsace.
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The causes of this fire which occurred in a house transformed into tourist accommodation, for short-term rental on the Airbnb platform, are currently unknown.
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