Overview

• On Pfingstmontag shortly before 1 p.m., a fire broke out in a vacant restaurant on Löbauer Weg in Erfurt.
• The former inn stood on an overgrown plot between a garden allotment area and the Ringelberg tram turnaround.
• Crews from the Berufsfeuerwehr Erfurt and several volunteer fire departments battled the fire into the night.
• Heavy smoke forced closures and slowdowns on Leipziger Straße and caused an estimated 80,000 euros in damage.
• No injuries were reported and police have opened an investigation into the fire’s cause.