North Rhine-Westphalia
74-year-old wants to save his dog from a burning apartment – both die
When trying to save his dog from the burning apartment, master and four-legged friend died
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Although he was able to escape from the burning house in time, a man ran back to his apartment in Hamminkeln in North Rhine-Westphalia. He wanted to save his dog – and died trying.
He wanted to get his dog out of a burning apartment – and died himself: A man from Hamminkeln in North Rhine-Westphalia paid dearly for his rescue attempt on Tuesday evening. Despite attempts at resuscitation, the life of the 74-year-old could no longer be saved. According to police reports from the early morning, he probably died as a result of smoke inhalation. The dog didn’t survive either.
Firefighters also suffered smoke inhalation
The residents of the two-family house initially left the building in good time after the fire broke out on Tuesday evening. Before the fire department arrived, the 74-year-old ran back into the burning apartment to save his dog from the flames, a police spokesman said.
In addition to four slightly injured residents, two firefighters with smoke inhalation came to the hospital. The fire was eventually extinguished. The cause of the fire was initially unclear.