Five people have suffered in a fire in a three-storeyed multi-apartment building in Wesel, in Germany's West, DPA reports, citing local police.
Report informs via TASS that the incident occurred on Tuesday night, when the fire spread from the first floor to the rest of the building and the nearby house. The victims were hospitalized with carbon monoxide poisoning. Several more people were evacuated from their apartments.
According to police, the house was so badly damaged that it is no longer habitable. The material damage caused to both buildings is estimated at about 750,000 euros. What caused the incident is yet to be specified.