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Wächtersbach (dpa / lhe) - Two people were injured in a fire in a pigsty in Wächtersbach (Main-Kinzig district).
Several animals perished.
Several media had previously reported.
The stall had caught fire for an unexplained cause, as the police announced on Thursday morning.
A thunderstorm could have triggered the fire on Wednesday evening.
The owner and an employee would have tried to save several pigs.
They would have injured themselves easily.
How many animals were in the barn was initially unclear.
According to initial findings, the spokesman estimated their number at 40 to 60. The fire had completely destroyed the stable.
The police assume damage to the amount of 150,000 euros.
The officials are determining the cause of the fire, it said.
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