<p>Fourteen people perished on Monday when a fire broke out at a workshop for handicapped people in Germany, a local news agency said.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Seven people were also injured in the fire, which occurred in the small town of Titisee-Neustadt in the Black Forest area of southwestern Germany, DPA said.<br /><br />Cause <br /><br />The fire broke out around 1830 IST, according to media reports and had still not been extinguished nearly two hours later.<br /><br />Police were unable to determine the cause of the fire which broke out in a workshop housing some 120 people with disabilities.<br /><br />DPA quoted a source as saying there had been an explosion in a storage room.<br />It was still unclear whether chemicals were stored in the room, but the workshop activities include the treatment of wood.<br /><br />Several people were removed from the building by firefighters wearing breathing apparatus, according to Focus magazine. <br /></p>
<p>Fourteen people perished on Monday when a fire broke out at a workshop for handicapped people in Germany, a local news agency said.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Seven people were also injured in the fire, which occurred in the small town of Titisee-Neustadt in the Black Forest area of southwestern Germany, DPA said.<br /><br />Cause <br /><br />The fire broke out around 1830 IST, according to media reports and had still not been extinguished nearly two hours later.<br /><br />Police were unable to determine the cause of the fire which broke out in a workshop housing some 120 people with disabilities.<br /><br />DPA quoted a source as saying there had been an explosion in a storage room.<br />It was still unclear whether chemicals were stored in the room, but the workshop activities include the treatment of wood.<br /><br />Several people were removed from the building by firefighters wearing breathing apparatus, according to Focus magazine. <br /></p>