Emmingen-Liptingen (dpa / lsw) - An overloaded socket strip has caused a fire in an apartment in Emmingen-Liptingen (Tuttlingen district). This resulted in damage of around 100,000 euros, as the police announced on Wednesday. The occupant of the first floor apartment suffered from smoke inhalation. Rescue workers took the 25-year-old to a hospital. Before the fire brigade arrived, she went back into the burning apartment to save her two dogs.
Another resident of the house noticed heavy smoke on Tuesday afternoon and alerted the fire brigade. Firefighters prevented the flames from spreading to other parts of the home. The fire destroyed the apartment so badly that it was initially uninhabitable.
