Saxony: Around 100,000 euros in damage in a carport fire in Elsterberg

Elsterberg/Zwickau (dpa/sn) - A carport fire in Görschnitz in the Vogtland, which belongs to Elsterberg, caused damage of around 100,000 euros. People were not injured, as the police in Zwickau announced on Thursday. According to current knowledge, a technical defect ignited the fire on Wednesday afternoon. In addition to the carport, a car, a moped and an e-scooter were also completely destroyed. The fire also spread to a building on the neighboring property, the roof of which was severely damaged. It's in danger of collapsing. The fire was extinguished by the fire department.