Publish Date: 10 December 2023 - 10:02

TEHRAN, Dec. 10 (MNA) –  Three people were injured Saturday night when an apartment building was hit by a fire and a subsequent explosion in the western German city of Essen.

A woman, who jumped from a window to escape, was found seriously injured by firefighters arriving at the scene and was hospitalized with burns.

Initial findings suggest the incident occurred at around 10:15 p.m. local time (2115 GMT). The fire started on the first floor and then spread to other apartments, damaging two neighboring buildings

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