German police confirm 6 killed in Alpine guesthouse fire
May 24, 2015, 3:13 AM
( Ferdinand Farthofer/aktivnews/dpa via AP)
BERLIN (AP) — Police in Germany say they have recovered the bodies of six people killed in a fire at a guesthouse in the Alps.
The men were among a group of 47 employees of the Bavarian construction company Lindner who had been staying at the converted farmhouse in Schneizlreuth, southeast of Munich.
Forty-one people managed to flee the fire, which broke out in the early hours on Saturday. Seven people were hospitalized with serious injuries.
Police said in a statement late Saturday that experts investigating the site found no evidence of arson, but haven’t ruled out a technical fault.
The 800-year-old wooden farmhouse was used to host groups taking part in Alpine adventure trips.
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