Hesse: stove triggers fire: man dies from smoke gas poisoning

Heusenstamm (dpa/lhe) - In the case of the deadly apartment fire in Heusenstamm (Offenbach district), the 62-year-old resident apparently died of smoke gas poisoning.

Hesse: stove triggers fire: man dies from smoke gas poisoning

Heusenstamm (dpa/lhe) - In the case of the deadly apartment fire in Heusenstamm (Offenbach district), the 62-year-old resident apparently died of smoke gas poisoning. The investigations had shown that the police in Offenbach announced on Monday. According to the officials' initial assessments, a stove that had been left on on Sunday caused the fire in the kitchen. The police are assuming it was an accident.

The fire brigade, alerted by the neighbors, found the man unconscious in his bed. According to the police, resuscitation was unsuccessful and the man died a little later in the hospital. The officials estimate the damage to the building at 100,000 euros.