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Two Evening Fires in German Apartment Buildings Injure Residents as Police Open Investigations

Fire crews evacuated buildings in Fürth and Zwickau, and officials report one stairwell blaze started on a small piece of furniture.

Overview

  • In Fürth around 19:55, a room fire on Königsstraße led a man to jump from a window; he suffered burns and fractures and was hospitalized, with no life-threatening condition reported by police.
  • Firefighters in Fürth searched the first and second floors and the attic, forcibly opening several doors, and found no additional occupants.
  • In Zwickau at about 21:30 on Fritz-Eckert-Straße, crews encountered a heavily smoked stairwell, removed eight residents and two cats, and ventilated the building.
  • Three people in Zwickau—aged 19, 25 and 71—received treatment for suspected smoke inhalation after medical checks.
  • The Kriminalpolizei has launched separate inquiries into both incidents to determine the causes.