Six injured after explosion sparks apartment fire in Germany's Mainz

NAMPA / DPA

2025-11-17

Mainz, Germany (dpa) - Six people were injured after an explosion set off a fire in an apartment building in the western German city of Mainz on Sunday evening, authorities said. When emergency crews arrived, part of the building's entrance had collapsed and flames reached the ground floor, the fire department said. The property was initially accessible only by turntable ladders, and two people had to be rescued that way. Three other residents su......

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