Bochum (dpa / lnw) - Five people were slightly injured in a fire in a care facility in downtown Bochum. According to the fire brigade, there was no one in the affected patient room on the third floor at the time of the fire on Friday evening. According to the information, employees of the care facility had previously cleared the residential floors. According to the fire brigade, the hallway and other patient rooms on the fifth floor were heavily smoky. A total of nine people were affected by the fire, five of whom were taken to hospital with minor injuries.
A total of 37 firefighters were on site. During the entire operation, the north ring was completely closed at the level of the operation site. The police are investigating the cause of the fire.
