A man was killed in a house fire in Steinau an der Straße near Hanau.
The probable cause of the fire has now been determined.
In
Steinau
near Hanau there is a
fire
.
A
man
and his
dog
were killed in the fire.
The police now commented on the cause of the fire.
Update from Wednesday, October 21, 2020, 2:54 p.m.:
After the fatal
fire
in a single-family house in
Steinau an der Straße
near
Hanau,
there is now new information about the
cause of the fire
.
The police assume there is a technical defect in the kitchen.
To clarify, the scene of the fire will be examined by specialists from the State Criminal Police Office on Thursday, said a police spokesman in Offenbach on Wednesday.
The investigators estimate the damage to be around 60,000 euros.
The 84-year-old resident, a dog and two turkeys died in
the
fire near Hanau
.
Hanau / Steinau: Man and dog die in the flames - first indications of the cause of the fire
Update from Tuesday, October 20, 2020, 1:27 p.m.:
A man and three animals died on Tuesday night in a
fire
in a residential building in
Steinau an der Straße
near
Hanau
.
The 84-year-old was found dead by the police, said a police spokesman.
The
man's
dog also
died in the
fire
.
In addition, there were two turkeys in the house in
Steinau an der Straße
near
Hanau
.
The
police
couldn't say
why they were there
.
According to initial findings, the fire had broken out in the kitchen of the house.
The cause of the fire is currently still being investigated, said a police spokesman.
The police must first wait until the scene of the fire has cooled down and the smoke gases have disappeared.
The house was
"uninhabitable"
after the
fire
, said the spokesman.
House fire: man dies with his dog in the flames
First report from Tuesday, October 20, 2020:
Hanau / Steinau an der Straße - A man died on Tuesday night (
October 20, 2020
) in an
apartment fire near Hanau
.
His
dog
was also a victim of the flames.
As the police report,
after initial findings
, the
fire
broke out
on
the ground floor of the residential building in
Steinau an der Straße
, about 40 kilometers from
Hanau
.
Neighbors then
alerted
the
fire department
.
The emergency services could no longer save the 84-year-old resident of the house.
They found him and his dog dead in the house.
Near Hanau: Fire in Steinau an der Straße - man and his dog are killed
According to initial findings, the property damage is estimated at around 60,000 euros.
How the
fire near Hanau
came
about
and when exactly it broke out is still unclear.
(Marcel Richters and Sarah Neumeyer with dpa)
In another fire, the roof structure of a house in Hanau was on fire.
The fire brigade and rescue workers were on site with a large number.
The extinguishing work turned out to be complicated.