A fire breaks out in a refugee accommodation in Apolda. A person dies. According to the Thuringian Minister of the Interior, it is a boy from Ukraine.
According to the Thuringian Minister of the Interior, a child from Ukraine died in a fire in a refugee accommodation in Apolda. “A child died in Apolda today who had sought protection from Putin’s bombs with his family. One could despair on such days,” Minister Georg Maier (SPD) wrote on Twitter on Sunday evening.
After the fire early Sunday morning, the police had spoken of one fatality. A nine-year-old boy has been missing since the fire. According to the police, only a forensic medical examination can say with certainty whether the dead person is the Ukrainian boy.
“I will do everything I can to clarify the cause of the fire. There must be complete clarity here,” Minister Maier continued on Twitter. The cause of the fire was still unclear on Sunday. Investigations are ongoing, police said.
The fire broke out in the living area of the property early Sunday morning. According to the police, 245 people, including many children, had to leave the building. The information on the number of injured and affected fluctuated during the course of the day. Most recently, the police wrote in a message from eleven people who received medical treatment, nine came to a hospital.
According to the police, the Weimarer Land district office organized that the residents were provided with blankets, water and baby food on site. The people were finally taken by bus to nearby Hermsdorf. There they should stay temporarily in an initial reception for refugees.
Death investigation initiated
The public prosecutor’s office in Erfurt initiated a so-called death investigation, as a police spokesman said. In fire cases with deaths, this is the standard procedure. For this, there must be no initial suspicion of a crime in the room.
Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (SPD) expressed her sympathy for those affected. “The federal security authorities are in constant contact with the Thuringian police and are always ready to provide support,” she wrote on Twitter on Sunday afternoon.
Prime Minister Bodo Ramelow (left) also expressed his dismay: “My thoughts are with the family and in mourning! A speedy recovery to all those injured,” he tweeted.
Source: Stern
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