Guest guest Posted December 25, 2005 Report Share Posted December 25, 2005 Five die in German fire Saturday, December 24, 2005; Posted: 8:31 a.m. EST (13:31 GMT) BERLIN, Germany (Reuters) -- Five people, including two young brothers, were killed in an apartment fire in a working class district of the western German city of Cologne early on Saturday, police said. Police said four of the victims, including brothers aged five and seven, and their father, were from Congo. The boys' mother waved to firefighters from a balcony for help. She and her two-year-old son were taken to hospital with injuries. The authorities said they could not say whether the victims were from the Democratic Republic of Congo or Congo Republic. Police said the fire began on the second floor of the nine-storey building shortly before 2 a.m. (0100 GMT) and spread to the fourth floor where most of the victims were found. http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/12/24/germany.fire.reut/index.html Dear List Members, Dasha: Sa/Me/Sa/Mo/Ju. Best wishes, satva Jorge Angelino Rua da Sociedade Filarmónica Perpétua Azeitonense, 29 2925-598 Azeitão Portugal jorge.angelino tel: mobile: 210813674 963916784 Add me to your address book... Want a signature like this? -- Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.7/214 - Release 23.12.2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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