14 Dead in Blaze at Workshop for the Disabled

Not yet known what caused Germany fire
By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff
Posted Nov 26, 2012 11:42 AM CST
14 Dead in Blaze at Workshop for the Disabled
In this image taken from video firefighters try to extinguish flames in a workshop for disabled people in Titisee-Neustadt, southwestern Germany, Monday, Nov. 26, 2012.   (AP Photo/dapd, Kamera24.TV)

A fire at a German workshop for people with disabilities has left 14 dead. The workshop employs 120 people in jobs such as metalworking and woodworking. It's not clear what caused the fire this afternoon, but local news reported there was an explosion in a storage room. There may have been chemicals at the facility, since wood treatment was done there, Sky News reports. At least six others were injured in the blaze in the country's southwest. (More fire stories.)

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