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Kitchen Fire in Ostfildern Injures 18-Year-Old, Renders Building Uninhabitable

Police have opened a negligent arson inquiry following the cooking-related blaze.

Overview

  • Multiple emergency calls reported the fire around 14:10 on Saturday at a multi-family house on Forststraße in Ostfildern.
  • According to police, the blaze ignited during cooking in a first-floor kitchen and spread through the room.
  • Firefighters deployed in large numbers and quickly contained the flames, preventing damage to other parts of the building.
  • The 18-year-old resident suffered smoke inhalation while attempting to extinguish the fire and was taken to hospital.
  • The fire brigade estimated material losses at about €100,000 and declared the building temporarily uninhabitable.