Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania: man tinkers with car: garage fire in the Baltic Sea resort of Zinnowitz

Zinnowitz (dpa / mv) - The police on the island of Usedom are investigating a car and garage fire in Zinnowitz (Western Pomerania-Greifswald) against a car hobbyist. As a police spokesman said on Friday, the 18-year-old had been working on his car on Thursday before a fire broke out right there in the evening. The flames destroyed the car and garage and damaged neighboring garages. Three fire brigades had to arrive at night to prevent the fire from spreading further in the Baltic Sea resort. There is a suspicion of negligent arson. The damage was initially estimated at several thousand euros.