A fire in a residential and stable building in Kisdorf (Segeberg district) caused high damage on Thursday night.
As the fire brigade announced, a roof fire in the stable was initially reported, but the fire had spread to the entire house.
The residents were able to get to safety in good time, no one was injured.
Kisdorf - According to the police and fire brigade, there were no animals in the building, which, according to the fire brigade, belongs to a riding stables.
Since the homestead is out of town, the water supply made the extinguishing work more difficult, reported the responsible regional control center.
Hydrants further away had to be tapped.
Around 120 emergency services were busy with extinguishing and clean-up work until the morning hours on Thursday.
The building was severely damaged by the fire.
The property damage is difficult to estimate, said the police, but initially assumed around 400,000 euros.
How the fire came about was initially unclear.
dpa
