A 28-year-old woman and her 2-year-old daughter died overnight from Thursday to Friday in the fire at their home in Voudenay, Côte d'Or, learns

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from a source familiar with the matter.

According to our information, the father of the family called the emergency services after the fire broke out on the floor of his house, where his partner and their daughter were.

While trying to rescue them, he was seriously injured in the face and hands.

He was transported to the hospital by the Samu.

Rescuers found the bodies of two victims around 6 a.m. this morning.

The investigations were entrusted by the Dijon prosecutor's office to the gendarmes of the Arnay-le-Duc brigade.

According to the first elements of the investigation, the origin of the disaster could be an electric blanket.

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