Rostock (dpa/mv) – Two people were injured in a fire in a family home in Bolz in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district. Two of the four dogs owned by the two homeowners also died in the fire, police said on Sunday morning. The two residents of the house, aged 71 and 61, had to be taken to a hospital with smoke inhalation.

The fire broke out on Saturday evening from a previously unknown cause in the porch area of ??the house. The house is currently uninhabitable. The property damage is reported to be around 150,000 euros.