Erfurt (dpa/sn) - On New Year's Eve, fireworks caused damage to the glass facade of the Erfurt Theater estimated at 50,000 euros. More than 50 impacts were found in the safety glass, the police said on Friday. The extent of the damage only became apparent after the soot-stained glass had been cleaned. Part of the glass facade needs to be replaced.

A complaint was therefore filed on Thursday. The police are investigating on suspicion of damage to property and are checking whether the impacts in the glass may have been caused intentionally. Numerous people had gathered on New Year's Eve on the Theaterplatz to celebrate the new year with fireworks, among other things, it said.