PARIS (AP) – The Paris prosecutor says a woman is in custody in the investigation into a deadly apartment building fire, and that authorities suspect the blaze was a criminal act.
The fire, which broke out on the second floor of an eight-story building as people slept Tuesday morning, quickly rose and engulfed the building.
Prosecutor Remy Heitz told reporters Tuesday that “the investigation has just begun” and it’s too early to determine the cause of the fire but that arson is the favored hypothesis.
He said a woman who lives in the building was detained nearby. Officials say she was drunk when she was arrested.
He would not provide further details.
The fire service says seven people were killed, one is in life-threatening condition and 31 others were injured in the overnight fire in western Paris.
