Köngen (dpa / lsw) - When handling an ethanol fireplace in Köngen (Esslingen district), a man was critically injured. The 33-year-old wanted to fill the oven with the liquid when a fire broke out, a police spokeswoman reported on Monday. The fireplace was a kind of decorative stove - a fireplace that uses ethanol to produce flames but no heat. In the accident on Sunday evening, the fire finally caught the furniture in the granny flat. According to initial estimates, the damage caused is around 100,000 euros.