Fire breaks out in apartment in Nice this Friday morning

Fire breaks out in apartment in Nice this Friday morning - Eleven people have had to be evacuated after a fire broke out in an apartment in Nice this morning. The blaze broke out shortly after 4am in a building located at 55 Boulevard Pierre-Sola and is believed to have cause due to an electrical fault.  A 36-year-old man, a 32-year-old woman and their one-year-old baby were taken to hospital in a stable condition. Eight other occupants of the building were also evacuated as a precaution but were able to return to their accommodation after the building was fully ventilated.

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