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Two firefighters injured while extinguishing apartment fire

Dramatic morning for the residents of a house in Hamburg-Winterhude. There is a fire in an apartment. Complications arise during the extinguishing operation.

Firefighters remove charred garbage from the smoking apartment. Photo.aussiedlerbote.de
Firefighters remove charred garbage from the smoking apartment. Photo.aussiedlerbote.de

Hamburg - Two firefighters injured while extinguishing apartment fire

Two firefighters were injured on Saturday morning while extinguishing an apartment fire in Hamburg-Winterhude. They had developed breathing problems, said a fire department spokesman. Both had been wearing protective clothing. The two firefighters were taken to hospital. The fire first broke out on a balcony of the multi-storey building and then spread to the apartment. There were nine people in the house who were unharmed. The extinguishing work was still ongoing in the morning.

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The fires in Hamburg have been a cause of concern for the city's emergency services, with Saturday's incident in Hamburg-Winterhude being the latest example. Despite their protective clothing, two firefighters were hospitalized due to breathing problems while extinguishing the apartment fire in Hamburg.

Source: www.stern.de

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