Heusenstamm (dpa/lhe) - The police are investigating two forest fires in Heusenstamm in southern Hesse (Offenbach district) because of arson. Accordingly, two forest areas burned on Saturday, in each of which stacked wood and several sources of fire were found, as the police headquarters in East Hesse announced on Sunday. In the afternoon, around 1,000 square meters of forest were on fire in the first fire, and around 350 square meters in the second in the evening.
A police helicopter was deployed to search for the source of the fire. The police estimate the damage caused at around 11,000 euros. The fires have since been extinguished. Investigators are asking potential witnesses for information.
On Saturday there was also a forest fire near Geisenheim in the Rheingau-Taunus district, in which an area of around 10,000 square meters was on fire. According to the information, there was initially no evidence of arson.
