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Man injured in kitchen fire: 100,000 euros damage

A man has been taken to hospital with smoke inhalation and burns after a kitchen fire in Rheinstetten (Karlsruhe district). According to initial estimates, the fire with heavy smoke development caused damage of around 100,000 euros on Tuesday night, said a police spokeswoman. It was initially...

An ambulance drives across the road. Photo.aussiedlerbote.de
An ambulance drives across the road. Photo.aussiedlerbote.de

Fire - Man injured in kitchen fire: 100,000 euros damage

A man has been taken to hospital with smoke inhalation and burns after a kitchen fire in Rheinstetten (Karlsruhe district). According to initial estimates, the fire with heavy smoke development caused damage of around 100,000 euros on Tuesday night, said a police spokeswoman. It was initially unclear whether the fire was caused by cooking or a technical defect. The resident first tried to extinguish the fire and then left the building. The spokeswoman did not provide any information on the severity of the injuries. There were no indications of a deliberate act. The investigation is still ongoing.

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  1. The fire department in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, was called to another incident in Rheinstetten last week, wherein a gas leak caused a series of small fires and resulted in cases of flue gas poisoning among the residents.
  2. In a separate incident, a garage in Rheinstetten was engulfed in flames due to a suspected combustion of oil, leading to extensive property damage and causing a major emergency response from the local fire department and rescue services.
  3. The emergency services in Karlsruhe have been on high alert lately, following a string of accidents and fires in the district, including a fatal incident in a recycling plant in Rheinstetten that resulted in severe smoke inhalation and burns for several workers.

Source: www.stern.de

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