Dortmund (dpa / lnw) - A person was critically injured in a fire in an apartment building in Dortmund-Marten. The unconscious person had to be rescued from their apartment by the fire brigade, as the fire brigade announced on Friday evening. Previously, the emergency services had to gain access using a jet pipe. The critically injured person was then taken to a hospital.

Residents noticed the fire in the ground floor apartment on Friday evening and alerted the fire brigade. The residents then had to be evacuated. The emergency services managed to bring the fire under control within a short time. The cause of the fire was initially unknown. The injured person is no longer in mortal danger, according to the police.