BERLIN: A fire in a refugee shelter in the east Germany killed one person and injured at least eight others early Sunday, according to local police.
German state police Thuringia said the fire started around 5 a.m. at a facility in the city of Apold and that one person had died.
The shelter, which housed 300 people, was evacuated and residents were taken to another nearby refugee center Hermsdorfa local government spokesman told German news agency dpa.
Police told dpa that eight people were injured in the fire. An investigation to determine the cause of the fire was underway, the news agency reported.
German state police Thuringia said the fire started around 5 a.m. at a facility in the city of Apold and that one person had died.
The shelter, which housed 300 people, was evacuated and residents were taken to another nearby refugee center Hermsdorfa local government spokesman told German news agency dpa.
Police told dpa that eight people were injured in the fire. An investigation to determine the cause of the fire was underway, the news agency reported.
