Overview

• A fire broke out in a Bersenbrück machine hall before spreading to a rooftop photovoltaic system, adjacent stable and riding hall
• Police raised the damage estimate for the farm fire from about €750,000 to at least €900,000 following detailed inspections
• Farm residents and firefighters evacuated all horses to safety and no injuries were reported in the Bersenbrück blaze
• In Elsterberg, a barn fire that began in the roof truss on Saturday evening destroyed the entire structure and caused roughly €64,000 in damage
• Authorities have sealed off both sites and launched investigations to establish the origins of the two fires