Overview
- Flames broke out around 3 a.m. in the top-floor apartment of a three-story residential building south of Heidelberg.
- Four people escaped without injuries, according to police statements from the scene.
- Responders found one person already deceased inside the building and a second who died on site despite resuscitation efforts.
- The identities of the deceased have not been released as investigators work to determine how the blaze started.
- Fire and medical teams set up privacy screens and provided pastoral care, with smoke damage estimated at about €50,000.