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Essen (dpa / lnw) - The fire brigade in Essen rescued a sleeping man from his burning apartment.
Despite a beeping smoke alarm in the stairwell of the apartment building, the man did not wake up, the fire department said on Sunday.
His neighbors heard the warning tone, however, and notified the rescue workers.
The firefighters eventually discovered the man in his smoky apartment and took him to safety.
He was taken to the hospital on suspicion of smoke inhalation.
An electrical appliance caught fire in the man's kitchen.
The emergency services were able to extinguish the fire quickly.
The house was ventilated and the remaining residents could return to their apartments on Saturday evening.
© dpa-infocom, dpa: 210131-99-240186 / 2
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Press release from the fire brigade