Seven children between the ages of two and 14

have died at dawn on Sunday along with their mother in the fire that occurred at their home in Charly-sur-Marne, a town of about 2,500 inhabitants located about 80 kilometers east of Paris, according to reports. informed the gendarmerie and the fire brigade.

The father, who

has suffered

severe burns

but whose life is not in danger, was taken to Château Thierry hospital.

According to BFMTV television, a neighbor who is a firefighter pulled him out of the already burning house before the rest of the troops arrived.

It is a reconstituted family.

Four of the children were from a previous marriage of the mother.

Just a month ago, another fire near Lyon

killed 10 people

, including five children.

In this case, the fire took place in a building in a neighborhood of Vaulx-en-Velin, one of the most degraded areas.

In this case, the firefighters were alerted to the flames by a call from a neighbor near one in the morning.

The children, five girls and two boys, and their parents were sleeping on the second floor of the house when the fire broke out, the gendarmerie told the AFP agency.

According to the first indications, a dryer has caught fire on the ground floor of the house.

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