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Arendsee (dpa / sa) - In the Altmark district, a single-family house burned down completely.

As the police announced on Wednesday, the carport of the house in Arendsee caught fire on Tuesday evening for an initially unexplained cause.

Then the flames spread to the house.

A 54 year old man was slightly injured while trying to extinguish the fire himself.

His 50-year-old wife was unharmed.

The damage to property is estimated at around 170,000 euros.

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