Viersen (dpa / lnw) - A man was found dead in an apartment fire in Viersen north of Mönchengladbach. According to a fire department report, he was found lifeless in the apartment around 1 a.m. on Sunday night shortly after the start of the rescue operation and taken outside. According to the information, an emergency doctor could only determine his death there. The "Westdeutsche Zeitung" had previously reported.
The police could not give any information on the age of the victim due to the ongoing investigation on Sunday. According to the fire department, five other residents of the house and a dog were rescued unharmed during the operation. The fire in the apartment was extinguished and the building was then ventilated. 45 firefighters were in action, which ended around 3:40 a.m.
