Pritzwalk (dpa / bb) - With hot ashes, a 55-year-old in Pritzwalk (Prignitz) unintentionally set a barn on fire.

Police reported that the woman disposed of the ashes that had not cooled down in a trash can in a barn.

The garbage can then caught fire, then the flames spread to the barn.

40 firefighters from six brigades were able to put out the fire.

The damage was estimated at around 10,000 euros, the police reported.

The criminal police are investigating negligent arson.