Alzenau (dpa / lby) - In a wooden hut fire in Lower Franconia, three residents suffered smoke poisoning.

A 45-year-old had been taken to a hospital, the fire brigade and police announced on Monday.

A 40-year-old and a 41-year-old were treated on site after the fire in Alzenau (Aschaffenburg district).

The early Monday morning fire was extinguished before the flames spread to adjacent apartment buildings.

40 firefighters were on duty.

The cause of the fire is still being determined.