Hesse: apartment fire in Frankfurt: residents saved with a turntable ladder

Frankfurt (dpa/lhe) - In the case of an apartment fire, the fire brigade rescued five people with a turntable ladder from a balcony on Tuesday night. After the fire broke out in the kitchen of an apartment on the first floor of a house in the Frankfurt-Seckbach district, the residents were on the balcony on the second floor, according to the fire brigade. A total of twelve residents were looked after by the rescue service during the extinguishing work. Nobody got hurt. Police are currently investigating the exact cause of the fire. No information has yet been given on the extent of the damage. The affected residential floor is currently uninhabitable due to the resulting smoke.