Three people, including a child, were killed while 27 others injured when a fire broke out in a four-storey apartment building in the western German city of Duisburg.

A 33-year-old woman, a 14-year-old boy and a four-year-old child passed away in the incident, German officials said according to Sky News Arabia channel.

An investigation was launched to know the cause of the fire, they added.

Source: MENA