North Rhine-Westphalia: high-rise complex evacuated: six residents in the clinic

Düsseldorf (dpa / lnw) - A building complex in Düsseldorf was evacuated after a basement fire on Friday night. A spokesman for the fire brigade said that 77 people were rescued from their homes unharmed, and six residents were taken to a hospital. The operation began shortly before 2 a.m. and is expected to last a few hours, the spokesman said in the morning. It can be assumed that all residents could be brought out of the house. The "WAZ" had previously reported on Twitter about the evacuation of two high-rise buildings. According to the fire department, details of the incident are still unknown.