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Saarbrücken (dpa / lrs) - A person was injured in a fire in an apartment in Saarbrücken.

The resident was alone in the apartment at the time of the fire and was taken to a hospital with suspected smoke inhalation, the fire department said.

When the emergency services arrived on Saturday morning, the ground floor of the building in the Altenkessel district was already in full fire.

The resident has already been brought to safety by neighbors.

According to the information, the upper floors had already been smoky.

The fire brigade was on site with around 30 emergency services.

The cause of fire was unclear for the moment.

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