Zehmitz (dpa/sa) - In Zehmitz in the Anhalt-Bitterfeld district, a barn fire caused damage of around 150,000 euros. The 50-year-old owner became aware of the fire on Saturday morning, as the police in Köthen announced on Monday. Stored straw had caught fire and the flames spread to the barn. Several local fire brigades put out the fire, and the Technical Relief Agency also supported the work. The police are now investigating the cause of the fire.