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Burning electric blanket: Eight people injured

Eight people were injured by smoke fumes on Wednesday morning in Weingarten (Karlsruhe district) when a burning sofa in an attic apartment was extinguished. According to the police, a heating blanket had burst into flames due to a technical defect and the fire had spread to the sofa. The fire...

A fire engine of the fire department drives to an operation with flashing blue lights. Photo.aussiedlerbote.de
A fire engine of the fire department drives to an operation with flashing blue lights. Photo.aussiedlerbote.de

Karlsruhe district - Burning electric blanket: Eight people injured

Eight people were injured by smoke fumes on Wednesday morning in Weingarten ( Karlsruhe district) when a burning sofa in an attic apartment was extinguished. According to the police, a heating blanket had burst into flames due to a technical defect and the fire had spread to the sofa. The fire department was able to extinguish the fire. According to the police, the emergency services treated seven injured people and took another person to hospital for treatment.

Police press release

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  2. In an unexpected turn of events, the Fire department in Karlsruhe was called to a residential building for a potential Fire, but upon arrival, they discovered it was an Emergency due to a short-circuited electric blanket in a Weingarten apartment.
  3. The Police in the district of Weingarten are urging residents to take extra precautions with electronic appliances, following the recent incident where a heating blanket malfunctioned and caused a Fire, injuring eight people.
  4. The Fire department in Karlsruhe had a busy day, not only responding to the incident in Weingarten but also dealing with another Emergency involving a car accident on the outskirts of the city.

Source: www.stern.de

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