North Rhine-Westphalia: Resident dies in a house fire on New Year's Eve

Balve (dpa / lnw) - A woman died in a fire in a residential building in Balve-Beckum (Märkischer Kreis). The 66-year-old resident was found dead early on New Year's Day while putting out the fire, police said. The building was already fully engulfed in flames when rescue workers arrived and was in danger of collapsing after the fire. The cause of the fire was initially unknown.