One person in life-threatening condition after Berlin apartment fire
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- A person suffered life-threatening injuries in an overnight apartment fire in Berlin-Spandau and was flown to hospital by rescue helicopter.
- Two other people received hospital treatment for smoke inhalation.
- Firefighters extinguished the blaze, but the cause remains unknown and the apartment is no longer habitable.
One person is in life-threatening condition after a fire broke out in a ground-floor apartment in Berlin-Spandau.
The injured person was flown to a hospital by rescue helicopter, according to the Berlin fire service. Two other people were also taken to hospital after suffering smoke inhalation.
The fire started overnight in a ground-floor apartment in a three-story residential building. Firefighters extinguished the blaze, but the apartment cannot currently be occupied.
The cause of the fire remains unknown, the fire service said.
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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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