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Emergency services at the scene of the accident in Kraichtal
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Four bodies were found after a house fire in Baden-Württemberg.
According to the police, the dead found in Kraichtal in the Karlsruhe district are a woman and three children.
One of the children was initially believed to be missing.
The building had been searched.
A police spokesman has not been able to provide any information on the age of the dead.
It is also unclear how the victims died.
Attic completely burned out
A witness reported hearing a bang.
The house immediately caught fire.
The attic of the rear building burned out completely.
There, the emergency services would have discovered the three dead.
A man who tried to put out the fire suffered serious burn injuries.
He came to a hospital.
It is still unclear what connection he has to the dead.
bbr/dpa