Marseilles, Oct. 28, Today's session of the Radical So-Jlalist Party Congress had to be post poned until tomorrow as the result! of a huge fire early this afternoon, when two hotels housing French [Ministers of State were burt down.
The conflagration broke out, about }230 pin. and gutted a large department store and two neighbouring hotels, in which the Premier, M. /Edouard Daladier, and other Radical Socialist Ministers were staying.
Over fifty people are believed to nave been killed in the catastrophe, Including a man and woman employee lof the Nouvelles Galeries, while members of seventeen families were repotted missing.
"About 30 mare people were injured and have been sent to hospital for treatment. Tt is feared that among, the charred wreckage more victims, will be found, It was while they were at the Congress meeting that M. Daladier and the other statesmen received news of the huge blaze. They left immediate.
personally fo Inspect the firemen':
Because of the destructive fire, M.)Daladier and several Ministers hed to move to the building of the local
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