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Saarbrücken-Dudweiler (dpa / lrs) - Three playing children between the ages of 12 and 14 caused a fire in an empty house right next to the indoor swimming pool in Dudweiler.

According to police, the three had built a kind of torch out of paper lying around on Thursday and lit it.

When the burning paper fell on the floor, the furniture caught fire.

The police also reported that the frightened children fled, but immediately informed the secretariat of the nearby community school.

The fire brigade was called from there, and they quickly put out the fire.

The exact amount of damage could not be quantified at first.

The investigation is still ongoing.

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