At least eight members of the same family, including seven children, have been killed after a fire swept through an apartment building in Germany.
The cause of the blaze early in the morning was not known but police said they were investigating an oven in a flat on the first floor of the former leather factory.
Other reports said the fire may have broken out in a second floor flat, and said the police investigation was focusing on a heater in the apartment.
The victims were a woman and seven children, aged between six months and 16 years old, all of Turkish origin.
The German-Turkish cultural association has an office on the building's ground floor but police said there was no suggestion the fire might have been started deliberately or have been a racist attack.
"There are no indications of arson or a xenophobic motive," officers said.
Hundreds of firefighters tackled the blaze in the town of Backnang near Stuttgart.
Television pictures showed flames shooting out of windows and clouds of thick smoke billowing into the night sky.
Hundreds of firefighters tackled the blaze The firefighters were able to rescue three people from a balcony, reported to be an 11-year old girl, the family's grandmother and an uncle.
They were taken to hospital and their injuries were not thought to be life-threatening, according to a police spokesman.
There were believed to be 10 members of the family, and the father was reportedly not at home when the fire broke out.
The Turkish ambassador to Germany planned to travel to the scene, while in Turkey, deputy prime minister Bekir Bozdag said it was "a very sad incident".
He said: "We want the incident to be investigated thoroughly without leaving any room for doubt.
"We hope that the fire is not the result of an arson attack."
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