North Rhine-Westphalia: Man seriously injured in apartment fire in Wuppertal

Wuppertal (dpa / lnw) - A man was seriously injured in an apartment fire in Wuppertal. As the fire brigade announced, neighbors noticed smoke from the apartment on the first floor on Sunday evening and alerted the fire brigade. A 56-year-old was rescued from the apartment with serious injuries and taken to a special clinic. Other residents were also led outside by the fire brigade through the stairwell. The fire was quickly extinguished, no other people were injured. Except for the fire apartment, no other apartment was damaged, the residents were able to return to their apartments after the fire was extinguished. Information on the possible cause of the fire and the damage to property could not be made initially.