North Rhine-Westphalia: Two injured in an apartment fire in Bochum

Bochum (dpa / lnw) - Two people were injured in an apartment fire in Bochum on Wednesday night. A spokesman for the fire brigade in Bochum said early Wednesday morning that there was one seriously injured and one moderately injured person. According to the information, 18 residents of the building were cared for in a bus after the evacuation. The fire broke out on the first floor of the apartment building. The cause of the fire and the extent of the damage were initially unclear. The fire brigade was on site with 59 emergency services, and emergency doctors and emergency chaplains were also on duty, it said.