Ottobrunn (dpa / lby) - A man died after an apartment fire in Ottobrunn near Munich.

The 25-year-old was reanimated on site on Sunday, but later died in hospital, the police said on Monday.

Residents of the apartment building had alerted the fire department after they noticed smoke in the man's apartment.

According to a spokeswoman, the police suspect that he started the fire himself.