A car explodes in Hürth, North Rhine-Westphalia, for an as yet unexplained cause. Two people are injured – a 55-year-old is flown to a clinic with severe burns.
Hürth – According to the police, two people were injured in the explosion of a car in Hürth near Cologne on Monday, one of them seriously. A police spokesman said in the evening that there was a detonation in a car for an as yet unexplained cause.
A second car was damaged by the incident in Hermülheimer Strasse, it said in a message. A 55-year-old man who was in or on a vehicle suffered serious burn injuries. He was flown to a clinic in a rescue helicopter.
According to the police, a 46-year-old eyewitness came to the aid of the burning man with a fire extinguisher. He too was injured while extinguishing the fire and was taken to a clinic. The affected section of the road should remain closed to traffic until Tuesday morning. The cause of the explosion and other details were initially not known. dpa
