A fire whipped up by high winds raged through an apartment complex in western Germany early on Monday, shocking residents and firefighters with the speed of its spread, but causing only three injuries. The building in the city of Essen was gutted in the fire. About 100 people lived there. Mayor Thomas Kufen told dpa that so far no one had been reported missing and it appeared that no one had died. “With a fire of this size, that is not always the case,” he said. The three injured people were taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation. About 150 firefighters went to tackle the blaze, whi…