A hearth destroyed a thatched roof home in Seester (Pinneberg district) and possibly brought about hundreds of thousands in harm. According to police, the hearth broke out late within the morning. Several media retailers reported. Nobody was injured.

An preliminary report stated there was a hearth within the chimney, the police stated. Several hearth departments have been busy extinguishing the hearth till the afternoon. They prevented the flames from spreading to a neighboring constructing.

According to an preliminary estimate, the harm might quantity to round 1.5 million euros, stated a police spokeswoman. The police started investigations.

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