Bavaria: Defective Christmas lights cause a fire in a room

Spiegelau (dpa / lby) - According to the first findings of the police, electric Christmas lights triggered a fire in Lower Bavaria.

Bavaria: Defective Christmas lights cause a fire in a room

Spiegelau (dpa / lby) - According to the first findings of the police, electric Christmas lights triggered a fire in Lower Bavaria. The cause of the fire in Spiegelau (Freyung-Grafenau district) was probably a technical defect, the police said on Tuesday. During the night, furniture caught fire in the apartment of an 88-year-old. Nobody got hurt. Neighbors helped to get the 88-year-old out of the apartment in time. The police estimated the damage at around 30,000 euros.