Mother, 8 Children Die in France Trailer Fire
Associated Press
BOURGES, France —
A fire that apparently began when a candle set curtains ablaze swept through a trailer home Saturday, killing a woman and eight of her children, authorities said.
Catherine Muller, 36, and eight of her children ranging in age from 1 to 11 were killed, police reported. Her husband, Mario, was sleeping in a nearby van with another of the couple’s children.
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