Baden-Württemberg: apartment fire in a high-rise: four injured

Stuttgart (dpa / lsw) - After an apartment fire in a high-rise building in Stuttgart, four people were injured. Three of them were taken to nearby hospitals, the fire department said. The fire broke out on Monday evening on the eleventh floor of the skyscraper. Numerous people had already left the building on their own, and some residents had been led outside by fire brigade respiratory protection teams. After around 20 minutes, the fire on a balcony and in an apartment was largely extinguished. The apartment is not habitable for the time being. Information on the possible cause of the fire and the damage to property could not be made initially.