Fourteen die in fire at German handicapped workshop
364 views · Published 28 December 2012 · 0:49 · Indexed 24 October 2026
Channel: News Direct · 2012 · News & Politics
Fourteen people were killed and eight were injured in southern Germany on Monday when a fire spread through a workshop employing people with disabilities. The fire is believed to have broken out after an explosion in a storeroom at a plant, run by the charity Caritas. There were reportedly around 50 people in the building when the fire broke out at around 2pm. Hundreds of firefighters arrived at the scene after passersby raised the alarm as smoke quickly filled the building. Many of the victims are thought to have perished from smoke inhalation as their disabilities made escape difficult. The workshop is reported to produce products such as bird houses and Christmas decorations from wood and metal.
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