Hesse: roof fire in Büttelborn residential building: 150,000 euros damage

Büttelborn (dpa/lhe) - On Sunday night the attic of a residential building in the Worfelden district of Büttelborn burned. Nobody was injured in the fire in the four-party house in the Groß-Gerau district in southern Hesse, the police said on Sunday. Eleven people are reported in the house, nine of whom were present during the fire and were able to leave their homes independently. The fire brigade extinguished the fire in the morning hours. The property damage was estimated at 150,000 euros. The cause of the fire was initially unknown. Police have launched an investigation and are expected to continue touring the home on Monday.