{"id":33234,"date":"2024-07-09T09:33:20","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T13:33:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/man-killed-in-explosion-at-german-refugee-centre-was-from-ethiopia\/09\/07\/2024\/"},"modified":"2024-07-09T09:33:20","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T13:33:20","slug":"man-killed-in-explosion-at-german-refugee-centre-was-from-ethiopia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/man-killed-in-explosion-at-german-refugee-centre-was-from-ethiopia\/09\/07\/2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Man killed in explosion at German refugee centre was from Ethiopia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Police say the person who died in a fire at a refugee centre in northern Germany on Monday was a 28-year-old man from Ethiopia.<\/p>\n<p>The man&#8217;s body was found in a room at the facility in the town of Buchholz in the state of Lower Saxony on Monday after an explosion caused a fire. Investigators believe he probably caused the explosion himself, the police said in a statement on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>A decision on whether to carry out a post-mortem examination would be taken after consultations with the public prosecutor&#8217;s office, the statement said. The investigation is currently focusing on the motive and background to the incident.<\/p>\n<p>Twenty people were injured in the fire, including a police officer. His life is not in danger, but he is suffering from severe burns and is in intensive care, the police statement said.<\/p>\n<p>The other injured people, including residents of the temporary housing units, were treated on site, and some were then taken to hospital.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 526px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:66%\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/oslXyGV5msJwTM.ZixljMQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTE2MDA7aD0xMDUy\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/dpa_international_526\/db706fbd55345aae58e056340b671bd2\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A police officer stands in front of the wall sections lying in front of the accommodation containers after an explosion in a refugee shelter. There is an explosion in a refugee shelter in Buchholz in der Nordheide. The building is on fire. One person dies and a police officer is seriously injured. Georg Wendt\/dpa\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/rVoc_Z1MMw5MSFeiZp.SLw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTYzMQ--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/dpa_international_526\/db706fbd55345aae58e056340b671bd2\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><button class=\"link caas-lightbox\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;elm:expand;itc:1\"><span class=\"openArrows icon\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\"><path d=\"M12.372 0.92C12.372 0.414 12.782 0.004 13.287 0.004L21 0L20.996 7.712C20.996 8.217 20.586 8.628 20.08 8.628C19.574 8.628 19.164 8.217 19.164 7.712V3.183L12.337 10.011L10.988 8.663L17.816 1.835H13.287C12.782 1.835 12.372 1.425 12.372 0.92ZM1.835 17.816L8.663 10.988L10.012 12.337L3.183 19.164H7.712C8.218 19.164 8.627 19.574 8.627 20.08C8.627 20.586 8.218 20.995 7.712 20.995L0 21L0.004 13.287C0.004 12.782 0.414 12.372 0.92 12.372C1.425 12.372 1.835 12.782 1.835 13.287V17.816Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">A police officer stands in front of the wall sections lying in front of the accommodation containers after an explosion in a refugee shelter. There is an explosion in a refugee shelter in Buchholz in der Nordheide. The building is on fire. One person dies and a police officer is seriously injured. 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