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Two Injured in Late-Night Residential Fire in Magdeburg’s Neue Neustadt

More than 50 responders mobilized on a 10:15 p.m. call reporting flames from an upper-floor window.

Overview

  • One resident escaped by jumping from an upper-floor window and was seriously injured, according to the fire department.
  • A second resident suffered smoke inhalation and burns, and both injured people were transported to a hospital by ambulance.
  • Crews reached Umfassungsstraße to find many occupants already outside as firefighting operations got underway.
  • Rescue and crisis intervention teams cared for other residents in a provisional tent while extinguishing continued into Tuesday morning.
  • The cause remains under investigation, and the fire department estimates the damage at a low six-figure sum.