There was a fire in Nuremberg on Tuesday evening.
Numerous rescuers moved out - and found a lifeless man in an apartment.
Nuremberg - A fire broke out in a residential building on Tuesday evening (September 7th) on the Nordring in Nuremberg *.
As the police put on record, a fire broke out on the first floor of the apartment building for an as yet unexplained cause.
The operations center had received the first reports around 8:30 p.m.
As soon as the fire brigade arrived, flames broke out in the apartment in question, which subsequently spread to other rooms.
Emergency services immediately penetrated the interior of the building.
They also came across the tenant of the burning apartment.
The emergency services had to hand him over to the rescue service lifeless.
How severe the man's injuries are was initially not known.
Major fire in Nuremberg: cause initially unclear
Five other residents had to be brought to Nuremberg clinics on suspicion of smoke poisoning.
Numerous firefighters will be busy extinguishing the fire until late at night.
The north ring was temporarily closed to cars and pedestrians.
How the fire broke out must now be determined.
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