Fire at German facility for disabled kills 14

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Patrick Seeger / EPAFiremen extinguish a fire at a workshop that employs disabled people in Titisee-Neustadt, Germany on Monday.  By NBC News wire servicesA fire that broke out in a workshop for disabled people in Germany killed 14 and injured eight others on Monday, authorities said. Scores more had to be rescued from the three-story center, according to wire reports citing German officials.

"The biggest problem this afternoon was the smoke situation," Alfred Oschwald, a Freiburg police spokesman told German broadcaster N-tv., adding that this was likely what caused the fatalities.


The blaze in the small town of Titisee-Neustadt in the country’s southwest triggered an alarm which alerted the fire department. More than 100 firefighters were deployed to the scene, Markus Straub, a spokesman for local firefighters told The Associated Press. Dozens of ambulance workers were at the scene.

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