Bernburg (dpa/sa) – The police rescued a senior couple from their burning apartment in Bernburg (Salzland district) on Thursday morning. The 85-year-old and the 82-year-old could not leave their home on the ground floor of an apartment building due to their age-related frailty, the police said. The officials quickly climbed through a window and brought the two pensioners to safety.
The couple were taken to a hospital on suspicion of smoke inhalation. The fire brigade extinguished the flames, but the apartment was no longer habitable. The police estimated the damage at 30,000 euros. The two neighbors were able to save themselves and were not injured. The police are investigating the cause of the fire. The battery of an electric wheelchair was identified as the possible source of the fire.
