Fire at German workshop kills 14

A fire broke out yesterday at a workshop for disabled people in southwestern Germany, killing 14 and injuring at least six others, authorities said.

Markus Straub, spokesman for local firefighters, said there was no immediate information on why the building in Titisee- Neustadt, a town in the Black Forest near the city of Freiburg, caught fire.

The injured all required medical assistance, but Straub had no detailed information on how severe their injuries were.