Baden-Württemberg: apartment after fire uninhabitable: 120,000 euros damage

Blaufelden (dpa / lsw) - Due to a fire in a house in Blaufelden (Schwäbisch Hall district), an apartment has become uninhabitable.

Baden-Württemberg: apartment after fire uninhabitable: 120,000 euros damage

Blaufelden (dpa / lsw) - Due to a fire in a house in Blaufelden (Schwäbisch Hall district), an apartment has become uninhabitable. Residents were not at home during Saturday's fire and were unharmed. After the extinguishing work, they were housed in a holiday apartment, a police spokesman said on Sunday.

According to initial investigations, the cause of the fire was a technical defect in a distribution box. A fire broke out in the laundry room of the house. The flames also spread to wooden crates, causing heavy smoke to develop. The police estimate the damage caused at around 120,000 euros.