Germany news: Fire at Berlin refugee home sparks evacuations
Dozens of firefighters were deployed after the blaze broke out on the fourth floor of a refugee shelter in Spandau. Meanwhile, a Taliban team is reportedly in Germany to help speed up Afghan deportations. DW has more.
A fire erupted early Saturday morning at a refugee shelter in Berlin-Spandau, a suburb on the western outskirts of Germany's capital. The blaze ignited on the fourth floor of a six-story building, designed to house approximately 1,200 individuals. Furnishings ignited in a hallway, and smoke subsequently spread to the fifth and sixth floors. Four individuals were treated for smoke inhalation, with three subsequently hospitalized. Several hundred residents were evacuated, with 50 to 60 moved to alternative housing.
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