{
  "id": 18582588,
  "title": "French death blaze holiday home owner to face trial",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/french-death-blaze-holiday-home-owner-to-face-trial",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-06T22:40:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/world/world/2026/11/1572509/french-death-blaze-holiday-home-owner-face-trial"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The owner of a French holiday home where 11 people, including 10 adults with learning disabilities and their companion, died in a fire in 2023 will face trial for involuntary manslaughter and bodily harm. The incident occurred in the small town of Wintzenheim in the Alsace region of eastern France during the peak of the French summer holiday season. The holiday home owner and the management company, of which she is the sole shareholder, will be charged. Prosecutors announced the decision on Friday, with the trial expected to take place from January 25 to February 10. Local authorities revealed that the building, a former barn renovated a few years earlier, had not been properly declared or brought into compliance with regulations.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}