A fire broke out in a family home in Georgenthal (Gotha district) on Saturday evening. The residents were not at home and no one was injured, the police said on Sunday. Residents from the street in the Petriroda district had noticed the smoke and alerted the fire brigade. The police suspect a technical defect in a power distribution box as the cause. According to the information, there was damage of around 50,000 euros.

PM of the Gotha police