Hesse: Mother and four children slightly injured in a house fire

Lich (dpa/lhe) - A mother and her four children were slightly injured in a house fire in Lich on Thursday. As a precaution, they were taken to a clinic on suspicion of smoke poisoning, the police said in Gießen. The street was closed for the extinguishing work, and residents should keep windows and doors closed because of the smoke. The police assumed that the house will no longer be habitable. Information about the origin of the fire in the Birklar district and the extent of the damage was initially not available.