The shell of a single-family home in Bad Dürrheim in the Schwarzwald-Baar district was completely burned out. No one was hurt like that police announced.

Accordingly, the still uninhabited house made of solid wood burst into flames on Friday evening. When the Fire department the building was already fully ablaze. The fire brigade extinguished the fire and was able to prevent the fire from spreading to neighboring houses, it was said.

The extinguishing work continued into the night and was made more difficult, among other things, by a photovoltaic system on the roof. The damage caused is estimated at around 750,000 euros. It is currently unclear why the fire broke out. The police are investigating.

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