Overview

• A fire at a Dortmund nursing home on April 26 injured seven people, with the blaze originating in a resident's wardrobe for reasons still unknown.
• Initial efforts by nursing staff in Dortmund prevented the fire from spreading, and 70 firefighters and rescue personnel were deployed to contain the incident.
• In Bamberg, a 56-year-old man suffered critical injuries while attempting to extinguish a kitchen fire, which also caused minor smoke inhalation injuries to two others.
• An overnight fire in Waiblingen on April 27 severely injured a 78-year-old woman and left six others with minor smoke-related injuries; the cause remains unclear.
• Authorities are actively investigating the causes of the Dortmund and Waiblingen fires, while the Bamberg blaze is suspected to have been caused by cooking-related negligence.