bAccording to initial information, at least four people were killed and numerous others injured in a fire in a senior citizens' residence in Bedburg-Hau, North Rhine-Westphalia. As the police announced on Monday morning, the fire broke out during the night. The West German Broadcasting Corporation (WDR) initially reported.
According to the police, one person is in mortal danger, a firefighter and a police officer were seriously injured, and 15 other people were slightly injured. It was said that 46 residents of the retirement home had to be evacuated. The cause of the fire was still unclear.
According to WDR, the fire brigade arrived at the scene around 5 a.m. on Monday morning. Some of the residents are currently being treated in the seniors' residence, while others have been taken to hospitals.
A spokesman for the fire brigade described the situation as dramatic when the station arrived. The emergency services would have had to break some windows to save residents. A section of the two-story building could no longer be accessed when the firefighters arrived.
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