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Hanover (dpa / lni) - A child was injured in a fire in an apartment in Hanover.

The fire brigade said that the young girl had brought herself to safety on a balcony from the smoke.

She was rescued by the emergency services via a ladder.

She suffered mild smoke inhalation and was taken to a hospital.

One room burned out completely.

The rest of the affected apartment is no longer habitable.

How the fire broke out was still unclear.

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