Overview

• The fire broke out early Thursday in a garden shed where a 42-year-old man and his two eight-year-old children were sleeping.
• He got both children to safety and extinguished the flames but suffered severe burn injuries.
• A rescue helicopter transported the father to a specialist clinic in Lübeck for treatment.
• The children were taken to University Hospital Greifswald for medical evaluation.
• Police opened an investigation on suspicion of negligent arson based on initial statements reported via dpa.