Apartment fire - Injured in Gelsenkirchen apartment fire
At a apartment fire in Gelsenkirchen, several people have been injured. According to the fire department, a apartment in the Rotthausen district caught fire for unknown reasons in the morning. Firefighters reportedly rescued two people from the apartment, one using a ladder. Other residents had evacuated the building beforehand.
A total of four people were treated medically, according to the police report, at least two people suffered a shock and carbon monoxide poisoning. Two people were taken to hospitals. Whether the two people rescued by the fire department were among those injured, the police initially did not say.
It was initially unclear whether the building could still be inhabited, as well as the extent of the damage. The cause of the fire and further details will be investigated, said a spokesperson.
The apartment fire in Gelsenkirchen occurred in North Rhine-Westphalia. The Fire department's efforts in the Rotthausen district led to the rescue of two individuals from the affected apartment. The police are yet to confirm if these rescued individuals are among the four injured individuals.
