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Radevormwald in the land of Bergisches
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Five killed in residential building fire – homicide investigation
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7 photos Fire in Radevormwald kills five people
Photo: Ralf Kollmann
Radevormwald Drama in a residential building in Bergisches Land: firefighters are called to a house fire During extinguishing work in Radevormwald, emergency services come across five bodies.
After a house fire in Radevormwald near Wuppertal, five bodies were found in the building. Cologne police and prosecutors announced Friday night. Initially, no information was released about the victims or the cause of the fire.
A Cologne police homicide squad is on duty. The identification service has started working. According to a photographer for the German Press Agency, forensic officers and fire investigators were at the scene. The crash site was cordoned off in a large area.
The fire brigade extinguished the fire and fell back after a two-hour fire suppression operation, said a spokesman for the dpa fire brigade. The scene of the fire was turned over to the police. An emergency call was received at 5 pm that a house was on fire. During the extinction work, the emergency services found the five bodies. At around 7:30 p.m., the firefighters had left. There was “nothing left to do”.
The house’s window panes were broken, an on-site photographer told the German press agency. Strong traces of fire cannot be seen in the house. A police spokesman said the house was also accessible. The elongated white residential building with a ground floor and a partially developed attic is located on a main street on the edge of Radevormwald in the Bergerhof district. It is said that it was inhabited by a family.
It is unclear how long the forensic investigation will take, the police spokesman said at 9 pm Police and prosecutors want to provide more information on the background to Saturday’s fire.
The mayor of Radevormwald, Johannes Mans, was at the fire station on Friday night. “I am deeply shocked,” he said. “I’m on the spot to get a feel for the situation.”
Here is the photo gallery: Five killed in a fire in Radevormwald
