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One person died in a flat fire in a refugee centre in the northern German port city of Hamburg on Tuesday. The Hamburg fire brigade arrived at the property in the city’s Rahlstedt district with a large contingent to fight the blaze. One person was rescued, but died on site a short time later, according to the fire brigade. Some residents of the accommodation were able to get themselves to safety from the flames on their own. Several callers had alerted the emergency services. When the firefighters arrived, flames were coming out of the windows and the fire was already threatening to spread to …

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