
The blaze went on to “spread over the whole building”, a police statement said.
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All of the roughly 750 people inside at the time were able to escape, with three people treated by emergency services.
Images published in German media showed a huge fire on the roof of the nightclub, which is located in an industrial area of the city.
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In a statement, Kehl’s mayor Wolfram Britz said he was “happy and relieved that nobody was hurt” and thanked the nightclub owner for ensuring an orderly evacuation.
Firefighters were still on the scene on Sunday afternoon, with remnants of the fire being put out in the interior of the nightclub.

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