NewsFire in apartment building kills second

Fire in apartment building kills second

Terrible news from the police: The house fire in Griesheim near Darmstadt claimed a second death.

Update from Tuesday, November 30th, 2021, 11.15 a.m.: The devastating fire in an apartment building in Griesheim near Darmstadt claimed a second death. According to the police, a 42-year-old man died on Monday evening (November 29, 2021) in the hospital from his serious injuries.

The investigations into the cause of the fire in the apartment building in Griesheim have not yet been completed, according to the Darmstadt police. It has not yet been conclusively clarified whether the body that was initially found was a 13-year-old girl.

13-year-old apparently killed in fire: cause cannot be determined

+++ 7:01 p.m.: After the fatal apartment fire in Griesheim near Darmstadt, the cause of the fire can no longer be determined, according to investigators from the criminal police and the Hessian State Criminal Police Office. The degree of destruction is very high. According to the police, however, the fire pattern suggests that mistakes may have been made when handling a gas cylinder. The escaped gas could then have suddenly ignited. One person was killed in the fire and three others were injured.

The police said whether the person killed was the 13-year-old girl would have to be examined by forensic medicine in the next few days. The 42-year-old man is still receiving treatment. However, a 61-year-old woman and a 42-year-old man were able to leave the hospital.

According to the police, the house in Griesheim is no longer habitable. The apartments had suffered considerable fire and soot damage, reports the police. The residents are initially staying in the hotel or with friends and acquaintances. The property damage is estimated at at least 350,000 euros.

Griesheim near Darmstadt: 13-year-old girl apparently died in a fire

First report from Monday, November 29th, 2021, 6:54 a.m .: 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 / esa / dpa)

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