Turk dies in fire in France

Sebahattin Ucar, a 50-year-old Turkish man died in a fire that broke out early today in a house inhabited by Turks in the French town of Mutzig near Strasbourg. Ucar's wife and their five children were taken to hospital due to smoke inhalation. Firefighters who conducted investigations at the house said the cause of the fire was likely a flame that jumped from the fireplace.