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Bergheim (dpa / lnw) - In a fire in a dormitory in the Rhein-Erft district, two people were critically injured.
The men were taken to hospitals, the police said on Thursday.
Accordingly, the fire broke out on Thursday morning on the first floor of a homeless shelter in Bergheim.
When the fire department arrived, a man with life-threatening burns was already sitting in front of the house.
Four other people were rescued from the accommodation using turntable ladders.
The emergency services found another seriously injured man in the building.
A heavy-duty ambulance requested from Cologne brought the heavy man to a special clinic.
The cause of fire was unclear for the moment.