Electric blanket damage: Fire makes house in Wiesenburg uninhabitable!
A fire in Wiesenburg/Mark, Potsdam-Mittelmark, made a residential building uninhabitable. Technical defect may be the cause.

Electric blanket damage: Fire makes house in Wiesenburg uninhabitable!
In Wiesenburg/Mark, in the Potsdam-Mittelmark district, there was a fire in the attic of a residential building, which made the entire building uninhabitable. According to reports from Daily Mirror and n-tv A technical defect is suspected as the possible cause of the fire, with an electric blanket in particular being considered as a trigger.
The fire was reported by the resident at around 1:30 a.m. When the fire brigade arrived, the roof structure was already fully engulfed in flames. The resident was not in the premises in question at the time. Before the fire broke out, he noticed a “strange smell” coming from his electric blanket and then unplugged the device.
Investigations are ongoing
The police are currently carrying out investigations to clarify the exact circumstances of the fire. The result could provide important information about finding the cause and identify potential security risks.