Six perish in Dutch fire

The Hague - Six people, including four children, died yesterday when fire swept the top floor of their residence in Groesbeek…

The Hague - Six people, including four children, died yesterday when fire swept the top floor of their residence in Groesbeek, eastern Netherlands, police said.

Two brothers aged 24 and 18 and four children aged four or five were killed, police said. Two of the children were from Poland and were staying temporarily with the family.

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