Firefighters at work - Eleven individuals suffer injuries due to a blaze in a tall building in Mainz.
In the early hours of the morning, the fire department received a call for help. Upon arriving at the house in Oberstadt, they found a pizzeria ablaze on the ground floor. The entire floor was consumed by the fire.
Thankfully, the fire department managed to contain the flames and smoke, preventing them from spreading to other parts of the building. As a result, all the apartments remained livable. The first residents could return to their homes in the morning.
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Despite the fire in Mainz's Oberstadt area affecting a high-rise building, no other parts of Rhineland-Palatinate's capital experienced smoke inhalation issues. Regrettably, eleven individuals required medical attention due to the high-rise fire in Mainz, but fortunately, no severe injuries were reported. Following the incident, the Mainz fire department conducted a thorough investigation to understand the cause of the high-rise fire, ensuring similar incidents do not occur in the future.