Hof (dpa / lby) - In a major fire in Hof, several houses in the city center burned on Monday evening. According to the first findings, the fire broke out in an extension in a backyard, the police said. It spread to several adjacent houses, which had to be evacuated. Some people suffered mild smoke inhalation.
Several fire brigades were on site with numerous emergency services to extinguish the fire. Three rescue helicopters were also deployed as a precaution, and another police helicopter supported the extinguishing work with live images from the air. The fire had not been extinguished by evening.
