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Two Residential Fires in Leipzig Region Prompt Rescues, Leave One Hospitalized

Police have opened inquiries into both incidents after firefighters swiftly contained the blazes.

Overview

  • Late Friday, flames erupted from a third-floor apartment on Wachsmuthstraße in Leipzig, triggering immediate resident rescue.
  • The tenant living above reported the Leipzig fire and was brought out safely, with early information indicating a sofa burned inside the unit.
  • The Leipzig blaze was extinguished shortly after 22:00, and officials initially could not confirm whether anyone was injured.
  • On Saturday morning in Dürrweitzschen around 08:45, volunteer brigades from Zschoppach, Leipnitz, Kössern and Grimma quickly localized a heating-room blaze in a single-family house.
  • The homeowner was treated for smoke inhalation and taken to a hospital, and Obstlandstraße was closed during the operation as police probe the cause.