Baden-Württemberg: man wants to extinguish oil fire: fire in attic apartment

Heilbronn (dpa/lsw) - When trying to extinguish an oil fire with water, a man in Heilbronn set his kitchen on fire. According to police, the 30-year-old tried to tame a fire that had started on the stove with water late Tuesday afternoon, which resulted in flames drawing into the extractor hood. However, by the time firefighters arrived, the fire had already been put out. The 30-year-old was taken to hospital with mild smoke inhalation.