Major fire in Upper Palatinate: apartment building on fire - cause of fire still unclear

Created: 01/12/2022Updated: 01/12/2022, 11:59 AM

From: Tanja Kipke

The rescue workers were on site with numerous emergency services and vehicles.

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For an unexplained cause, a fire broke out in an apartment building in the Upper Palatinate.

16 people were able to escape in time, one woman was injured.

Weiden in the Upper Palatinate - Around midnight on Tuesday night (January 11th) a fire broke out in a room in the apartment building in Weiden in the Upper Palatinate *.

All residents were able to escape in time, the police said.

"The fire completely burned out an apartment, and other areas of the house are no longer habitable," said the police.

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Fire in an apartment building in Upper Palatinate: The cause of the fire is still unclear

The residents could have stayed overnight with friends and acquaintances.

One woman was injured and taken to hospital as a precaution.

According to the police, the cause of the fire has not yet been clarified.

A fire investigator had secured evidence on site.

The investigation has taken over the Kripo in Weiden.

The damage is in the upper five-digit range.