Dipperz (dpa/lhe) – A person was injured and animals were killed in a barn fire in eastern Hesse on Monday. A police spokeswoman said in the evening that no information could be given on the exact number of animals that had died. For reasons that are still unclear, the barn caught fire in Dipperz in the Fulda district. The fire brigade initially fought the fire in the evening, but the emergency services would gradually be withdrawn, the police said.
The fire brigade fought the flames with a large contingent in the afternoon, supported by local farmers. According to the emergency services, a spread to neighboring buildings was prevented. According to the police, there were several farm animals in the barn at the time the fire broke out, an unknown number of which could not be brought outside in time. At least one person was taken to hospital with burn injuries. The investigators did not initially provide any further details.
