PARIS, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- A fire broke out Saturday morning in an apartment building in the northern suburb of Paris, killing 3 people and injuring 19 others, including 4 firefighters.

       "This morning around 9:30 am (0730 GMT), a violent fire broke out in Rue de la Commune de Paris in Ile-Saint-Denis from the 9th floor to the 12th floor of a residential building," the Prefecture of Seine-Saint-Denis said.

       Speaking to local media, Jacques Paris, deputy mayor of Ile-Saint-Denis, said that the building already suffered a fire in 2021 in the stairwell, but no one was injured.