Today in Pictures: Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2005
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A Fire in Paris
Relatives comfort a resident next to the building that burnt overnight in the center of Paris. The fire occurred in a rundown building, housing African immigrants from the Ivory Coast and is the second in four days in the city. Seven people were killed, including four children, after the blaze broke out in the staircase of the dilapidated five-story building. On Friday, 17 West Africans died in another Paris apartment block fire, and a similar blaze killed 24 in April. The government has now ordered a review of housing policy for immigrants.
