A 13-year-old girl apparently died in a house fire in Griesheim near Darmstadt. Three other people are injured.
Griesheim / Darmstadt – A person died in a fire in an apartment building in Griesheim in the Darmstadt-Dieburg district. According to the police in South Hesse, the victim is “with a high degree of probability” a 13-year-old girl who lived in the house. Three other residents were injured.
The fire broke out on Sunday afternoon (November 28, 2021). Residents had reported flames and smoke rising from the apartment on the first floor of the two-story building. During firefighting work, the rescue workers finally found a dead person in the affected apartment. “According to the current state of the investigation, it is very likely that there is a 13-year-old girl living there,” said the officials from Darmstadt.
Fire in Griesheim near Darmstadt: one dead and three injured – first indications of the cause of the fire
The girl’s 42-year-old father suffered severe burns and was taken to a special clinic, and the 61-year-old grandmother was seriously injured. A 49-year-old suffered slight smoke inhalation. No other residents were injured.
The fire extinguishing work in Griesheim near Darmstadt continued into the night, reports the police. The fire made the building uninhabitable. The officials assume property damage will amount to several hundred thousand euros. According to initial indications, the fire could have started while handling a gas cylinder, but the investigation into the cause of the fire was still ongoing, it said. In addition to the Darmstadt professional fire brigade, several voluntary fire brigades from the region were also on duty. (svw with material from dpa)
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