Fire Breaks Out in Apartment Extension Roof, Residents Escape Unhurt
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- A fire broke out in the roof structure of an extension to an apartment building in Büttelborn, Germany.
- Firefighters were still tackling the blaze, which also affected other parts of the building.
- All residents escaped unharmed, while police investigated the cause and the amount of damage.
A fire broke out in the roof structure of an extension to an apartment building in Büttelborn, causing damage of an as-yet unknown amount.
Police said the roof structure caught fire in the afternoon and that firefighting operations initially continued. Other parts of the apartment building were also affected and were being extinguished.
All residents left the building unharmed. Authorities were investigating both the cause of the fire and the extent of the damage.
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Originally published by Die Zeit in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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