AP/DW: At least five people have been injured in an explosion in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Several residents have escaped and rescue efforts have been ongoing.
An explosion in an apartment building in the western German city of Wuppertal seriously injured at least five people, according to local emergency services.
Several residents escaped after the blast, but others became trapped and needed to be rescued on fire brigade ladders. A large number of rescuers worked to free people from the block.
“It can currently not be ruled out that there are still other people in the building,” police said Sunday morning. “The rescue efforts are ongoing.” Specialist engineers were stabilizing the partially collapsed building to prevent it from completely falling.
Police described the scene as a “picture of devastation” and photos showed piles of rubble around the multi-story apartment block. The cause of the blast was not immediately clear. An investigation was underway on Sunday morning
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