At least three bodies have been found in an apartment building that caught fire in Tampere city, southern Finland, early Monday, police said.


Fire fighters work near a burning building in Tampere city, southern Finland, Nov. 22, 2010. At least three bodies have been found in an apartment building here that caught fire on early Monday, police said. (Xinhua/Cao Xijia)
Police received an emergency call about the incident just before 5:30 a.m. local time after an explosion was heard.


The blaze began in a ground-floor restaurant on the Hameenkatu and Aleksanterinkatu streets in downtown Tampere. Fire services said they have brought the blaze under control.


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