"Fire in the German City of Ludwigshafen
Nermin Aydemir
Tuesday , 05 February 2008
Nine people died, five of them children, and 20 others injured in fire in an apartment in the German city of Ludwigshafen on February 3rd, 2008. Residents were not able to escape as the wooden staircase collapsed shortly after the fire broke out. Adults threw their children out to save their life before jumping out themselves. The Ludwigshafen city mayor, Eva Lohse, regarded the calamity as the greatest fire since World War II. Indeed, the terrible images of children being brought out of the flames will remain with us for a long time as the mayor said. More bodies may be found according to the police spokeswoman since investigators were not immediately able to enter parts of the smoldering building. Due to the structure, much of it made of wood, the building is in danger of collapsing."
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