Bavaria: Two fires in an apartment building: arson possible

Munich (dpa / lby) - In an apartment building in Munich, there was a fire in two different places - the police therefore assume arson. Residents had reported a heavily smoky stairwell and a burning smell by emergency call, as the fire brigade and police announced on Friday. During the operation on Thursday evening, the fire brigade first discovered flames in a washing machine in the basement. Shortly thereafter, the rescuers identified a second fire on the first floor. An apartment door was on fire there, and the flames had already spread to the inventory. The stairwell was also badly damaged. Two residents of the house were brought outside unharmed, the damage to property is estimated at around 100,000 euros, according to the fire brigade.