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Fires in Gundelfingen and Ingolstadt Force Evacuations, Leave Several with Smoke Injuries

Investigations are underway with cause and damage still unclear.

Overview

  • An afternoon basement fire in a Gundelfingen multi-family house led to the evacuation of 18 residents and left the building temporarily uninhabitable.
  • Four people from the Gundelfingen incident were taken to hospital with suspected smoke inhalation, and authorities reported no serious injuries.
  • The city of Gundelfingen arranged hotel rooms for nine displaced residents, while others stayed with friends or family.
  • A separate evening blaze on Keplerstraße in Ingolstadt began in an apartment whose resident was away, and firefighters quickly brought the fire under control.
  • Smoke spread to additional units in the Ingolstadt building, several residents suffered smoke inhalation, and the Kriminalpolizei opened inquiries into the origin and damage in both cases.