Overview

• The Lechbruck am See fire department received a report of smoke rising from the attic apartment at 18:46 on Saturday evening.
• The first attack team put out the flames immediately before Schongau crews arrived with a turntable ladder, 14 firefighters and three vehicles.
• Firefighters remained on site for up to two hours conducting overhaul work to prevent any rekindling of the blaze.
• Police estimate property losses at approximately €100,000, and none of the building’s residents sustained injuries.
• Kripo Kempten has opened a criminal investigation into a likely malfunction in an electrical device as the fire’s probable origin.