> Three people died and two others were critically injured in a fire in Düsseldorf . As the fire department announced, a kiosk integrated into a residential building caught fire on Thursday night for unknown reasons.
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When the emergency services arrived on Lichtstrasse in the Flingern district, the kiosk was already completely burned and the flames had reached the first floor of the apartment building. Several people were standing on the balconies of the partly smoke-filled house. The fire department rescued them using turntable ladders.
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According to the fire department , 16 people were treated by the emergency services and taken to hospital – including the two critically injured. Three people were found dead by emergency services.
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The cause of the fire is still unclear
According to the information, the investigation into the cause of the fire and the identification of the dead is still ongoing. A police spokesman said investigations were underway in all directions. It is unclear whether it was an accident or a technical defect. According to media reports, an explosion is said to have occurred in the kiosk. Debris was lying on the street in front of the building.
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Further security measures are currently being carried out on the building and the fire brigades will be on duty for several more hours, it was said. At times, more than a hundred firefighters were on duty and around 70 people were on site.
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This is local news and as much as the usual suspects would love it to be terrorism to rage against immigration it’s surely just a gas tank explosion.
![[Spiegel] 3 Dead, 2 in Critical Condition, 16 Injured after Kiosk Explosion in Düsseldorf](https://www.byteseu.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/68EI9E7_D63rZJNZJVOCJkFJnrEhd_G19S1Se38yZ1s-1024x576.jpg "[Spiegel] 3 Dead, 2 in Critical Condition, 16 Injured after Kiosk Explosion in Düsseldorf")
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> Three people died and two others were critically injured in a fire in Düsseldorf . As the fire department announced, a kiosk integrated into a residential building caught fire on Thursday night for unknown reasons.
>
When the emergency services arrived on Lichtstrasse in the Flingern district, the kiosk was already completely burned and the flames had reached the first floor of the apartment building. Several people were standing on the balconies of the partly smoke-filled house. The fire department rescued them using turntable ladders.
>
According to the fire department , 16 people were treated by the emergency services and taken to hospital – including the two critically injured. Three people were found dead by emergency services.
>
The cause of the fire is still unclear
According to the information, the investigation into the cause of the fire and the identification of the dead is still ongoing. A police spokesman said investigations were underway in all directions. It is unclear whether it was an accident or a technical defect. According to media reports, an explosion is said to have occurred in the kiosk. Debris was lying on the street in front of the building.
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Further security measures are currently being carried out on the building and the fire brigades will be on duty for several more hours, it was said. At times, more than a hundred firefighters were on duty and around 70 people were on site.
This is local news and as much as the usual suspects would love it to be terrorism to rage against immigration it’s surely just a gas tank explosion.