Limburg (dpa/lhe) – A young person set fire to a garbage bag in the apartment of an apartment building in Limburg, causing a fire. The garbage bag caught fire on Saturday morning, police said. Seven residents were able to escape from the house, seven other residents were taken from the upper floor by the fire brigade. Nobody got hurt.
According to initial findings, the damage is around 100,000 euros. The house is no longer habitable. The motive of the young person who lives in the house was initially unclear. The police are currently discussing with the Limburg public prosecutor’s office how to proceed for him, said a police spokeswoman.