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Three Indians killed in German apartment fire; resident held on murder charges
A fire at an apartment building in Bochum, Germany has claimed the lives of three Indian nationals, with five others hospitalized for smoke inhalation. Local police have arrested a resident on suspicion of murder in connection with the incident.
LSN India ·
Three Indian nationals—two women aged 25 and 27, and a 26-year-old man—died in a fire at a residential building in Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, according to German public broadcaster WDR citing local police. The identities of the victims and their home states in India have not been disclosed by authorities.
Five additional people were injured in the blaze, suffering smoke inhalation. All were transported to hospitals in Bochum for treatment. The nationalities of the injured individuals have not yet been confirmed.
Bochum police have arrested one resident in connection with the fire on suspicion of murder. The arrest suggests investigators are treating the incident as potentially criminal rather than accidental. Further details regarding the circumstances of the fire and the nature of the charges remain under investigation.