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Hundreds flee as massive fire erupts at Kehl disco near German border
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A large-scale blaze broke out early this morning inside a club in the French town of Kehr, forcing hundreds to escape into open air amid panic. Emergency services responded with high alarm status after flames engulfed parts of the venue where approximately 750 partygoers were gathered at nightfall on March 29th as per reports from multiple German and Austrian news outlets including Tagesspiegel.de and Faz.com .
Key Points
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1A major fire broke out at a large-format disco located near the border of Germany and France.
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2Hundreds of partygoers were forced to flee into open spaces due to flames engulfing the club in Kehl, Baden-Württemberg.
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3Emergency services responded with high-level alarms as hundreds escaped from burning premises on March 29.
Developments
[Mar 29]
Fire breaks out at a large disco in Kehl, Baden-Württemberg; dozens of people are injured and over one hundred flee into open spaces (N-tv.de).
[Mar 29] [08:15 AM]
Over two dozen fire trucks arrive at the scene in Kehl, Germany. Firefighters from Baden-Württemberg and France are on site.