Overview
- Late Monday, a blaze that started in the conservatory of a single-family home in Bischberg sent a 70-year-old woman and a 74-year-old man to hospital with smoke inhalation.
- Police provided an initial damage estimate of about €50,000 for the Bischberg incident.
- A separate fire on Saturday at a single-family house near Schopfheim resulted in estimated losses in the millions of euros.
- Two residents in the Schopfheim case fled to a balcony, were rescued by firefighters, and were examined at a hospital before being released.
- Firefighting in Schopfheim lasted the entire day, and authorities in both states continue to investigate the origins of the blazes.