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Betzdorf Apartment Blaze Injures Residents as Suspected Blast Prompts Asperg Evacuation

Police later located the initially missing Betzdorf resident unharmed, with causes and damage still under investigation.

Overview

  • Firefighters reported a ground-floor apartment in Betzdorf fully ablaze around 20:00, sending heavy smoke through a multi-family house.
  • Several residents in Betzdorf required medical treatment for smoke exposure, and adjacent buildings sustained damage according to the fire service.
  • Police said the Betzdorf apartment’s resident was first reported missing and was later found without injuries.
  • In Asperg, authorities evacuated a multi-family house after a suspected Verpuffung that produced thick smoke but apparently no open flames.
  • Police reported no injuries in the Asperg incident, noted that ten residents are registered in the building, and said the cause and total damage in both cases remain unclear.