Eight homeless die in Prague fire

Eight homeless people died in a fire that broke out on early Wednesday in an abandoned building in central Prague, the city's fire department said.

Eight homeless people died in a fire that broke out on early Wednesday in an abandoned building in central Prague, the city's fire department said.

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Two other people in the building near the city's main bus station were rescued from the flames, fire department spokeswoman Pavlina Adamca said.

She said that the fire was among the worst in the city had seen in the past 20 years.