Three women and a baby were killed in a fire in Reisbach.
Four people were critically injured.
Over 250 helpers were on duty.
Update from October 23, 3:17 p.m.:
After the devastating fire in an apartment building in Reisbach, more and more details are coming to light. The Landshut * criminal police have now taken over the investigation. Initially, the officers could not yet enter the house because the fire brigade could not yet release it. The embers were deleted, but a check has not yet been completed. It is now believed that the fire broke out at 2 a.m. According to initial findings, a room fire has probably spread to the entire house.
In addition to the three dead women, a newborn baby also died.
According to the police, the deceased 20-year-old woman was seven months pregnant.
The child had to be brought into the world through an emergency caesarean section.
However, "any help came too late for the child," said a police spokesman.
19 people were also injured in the fire, four of them life-threatening.
They are currently being cared for in surrounding hospitals.
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Three women and a baby died in a fire in Reisbach.
© Armin Weigel / dpa / dpa-Bildfunk
Reisbach's Mayor Holzleitner said that there have been many calls from private individuals saying that donations, clothing and accommodation had been offered.
Some residents were staying with their families, others were accommodated by the community in a hotel.
According to the police, 27 people have been reported in the apartment building right next to the town's church.
Residents and relatives of the victims were looked after by a crisis intervention team.
The police estimate the damage to be in the mid to high six-figure range.
More than 250 firefighters, police officers and rescue workers were on duty.
Fire in Reisbach: District Administrator Bumeder expresses his condolences to the relatives
Update from October 23, 12:04 p.m.:
Three women between the ages of 20 and 78 and a baby were killed in a fire in Lower Bavaria during the night (see first report).
District Administrator Werner Bumeder was
“very dismayed” by the drama
in relation to the
Passauer Neue Presse (PNP)
.
"Our thoughts are with the relatives and we mourn with them," he told the newspaper.
Now try to help those affected as best you can.
According to initial findings, another 19 people were injured, said a local police spokesman on Saturday.
Since the house is no longer habitable, the community has put the residents in an inn nearby.
A private group also emerged spontaneously to organize help for those affected.
Reisbach: Three women and a baby die in a fire - "Words fail me"
The mayor of the city is also shocked: “I was at the scene of the accident the whole time and I still have no words.
My thoughts are with the deceased, the bereaved and also with the people who lost their homes in the early hours of the morning.
In these moments you can see that people are very small and powerless in some situations, ”Rolf-Peter Holzleitner told
idowa.de.
Many citizens have already offered their help on the spur of the moment.
“The church holds together incredibly in these difficult times.
That makes me very proud."
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Firefighters work on the burned out house.
Three women and a baby were killed in a fire in the apartment building.
© Armin Weigel / dpa / dpa-Bildfunk
Drama in Bavaria: three women and a baby die in a major fire in an apartment building
First report from October 23, 8:15 a.m .:
Reisbach - A bad accident has occurred in Reisbach (district of Dingolfing-Landau *).
In a major fire in the Lower Bavarian town, three women and a premature baby were killed.
According to initial findings, another 23 people were injured, said a local police spokesman on Saturday morning.
Three injured had to be taken to nearby hospitals.
Any help came too late for the three women (78, 55 and 20) and the baby.
Fire drama in Reisbach: three women and a baby die in a fire in an apartment building
How the fire in the apartment building could have come about was still unclear in the morning.
The fire had spread during the night in the house in the center of Reisbach.
A large number of fire brigade, rescue workers and the police were on site.
A police helicopter was also used.
Reisbach (Bavaria): Four dead in fire - investigations are ongoing
The extinguishing work has not yet been completed.
"Bricks are still falling from the roof," said the police spokesman.
The apartment building could therefore not yet be entered.
The Landshut criminal police took over the investigation on site.
According to the officials, 27 residents are registered in the house.
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