Fire at Berlin metro station injures 4, 1 of them seriously
By DW
16 November 2020 |
2:06 pm
Three people suffered from mild smoke inhalation, while one was hospitalized with severe burns. Around 120 firefighters were deployed to stop the blaze, which burned through the roof of U-Bahn station 'Onkel Toms Hütte.'
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