A fire in an apartment building in Hanover injured eight people – one of them seriously. That is what the police said.
According to a spokesman, several callers initially reported an explosion in an apartment in the List district to the control center on Wednesday evening. Firefighters found a man with fire injuries on the street at the scene of the accident. An apartment burned on the first floor. According to the police, eleven other people, including five children, had to be saved with an aerial ladder.
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According to the police, the rescue workers arrived with three fire trucks, several emergency doctors and pastors. In addition to the seriously injured, seven other people with smoke poisoning had come to hospitals. The fire was extinguished after a short time, but the house was no longer habitable.
According to the police, what led to the accident is still unclear. Debris on the street, such as a broken window, indicated an explosion, according to a fire department spokesman. The police opened an investigation. The damage is estimated at at least 100,000 euros.
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