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Hamburg (dpa / lno) - A resident and a police officer were injured in an apartment fire in the Hamburg district of Marienthal.

The fire broke out on Thursday evening in a ground floor apartment, said a police spokesman.

The 71-year-old resident was freed from the burning apartment by a police officer via the balcony.

Both were then taken to hospital with suspected smoke inhalation.

The cause of the fire was initially unknown.

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