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Langenhagen (dpa / lni) - After a fire at a tire store in Langenhagen, the investigators assume a technical defect.

According to estimates, the damage is more than 500,000 euros.

According to information on Thursday, the day before the fire started from a power line in a false ceiling.

The affected warehouse with tires and lubricants in the north of the Hanover region was completely destroyed, and an adjacent residential building and another warehouse were also damaged.

A firefighter and a police officer were injured during the lengthy operation.

For several hours, the fire brigade fought the flames in the complex, in which gas bottles were also stored.

Because of this, there were always smaller explosions, said a spokesman for the Langenhagen fire department.