At least 15 people were injured as a result of a fire that broke out in a nursing home in Munich, Germany Tuesday, reports dpa news agency.

Seven inured were reported earlier.

Firefighters evacuated 60 people from the nursing home.

The injured suffered mild smoke inhalation and were hospitalized.

A total of 120 firefighters were engaged in extinguishing the fire.

The cause of the incident is not yet known.

Also, it is difficult to asses the damage caused.

The aforesaid nursing home is located in the Ettinger Strasse district of Munich.

Part of the nursing home building collapsed as a result of the fire.