Mansfeld (dpa / sa) - In Mansfeld (Mansfeld-Südharz district), a man was seriously injured by a flame.

The 71-year-old wanted to defrost his freezer in a shed with the help of an ignited gas bottle and then stepped outside, the police said.

When he opened the shed door a few minutes later, the fire struck him and burned him.

He came to a hospital for treatment.