Memmingen (dpa / lby) – Four residents and three police officers were slightly injured in heavy smoke in an apartment building in Memmingen. On the night of Tuesday, folded towels that were still warm had started smoking in a laundry, the police said on Tuesday. When warm towels are folded, they could sometimes overheat and burn due to grease or oil residue, the spokesman said.
The emergency services brought the people out of the smoky rooms and took care of them on site. According to the police, there was no damage apart from the towels and the broken doors.