In the case of a fire in a cellar for athletes in Geraberg in the Ilm district, there are indications of arson.
As a police spokesman said, the fire spread from garbage cans to the basement of the sports center on Tuesday night.
The Firefighters put out the fire.
The fire and the extinguishing work resulted in considerable property damage, which, according to the police, could not be precisely quantified on Tuesday morning.
Geraberg - Nobody was hurt.
dpa