Saxony: apartment fire in Zwickau: man seriously injured

Zwickau (dpa/sn) - The resident was seriously injured in an apartment fire in Zwickau. The 29-year-old managed to put out the fire himself. However, he suffered smoke inhalation and was taken to a hospital for treatment, the police in Zwickau said on Saturday. The fire in the apartment in an apartment building in the Neuplanitz district broke out on Friday for reasons that are still unclear. The apartment was so sooty that it was no longer habitable, it said. However, other apartments are not affected. According to the police, the damage to property is in a “mid five-digit range” according to initial findings.