House suffers fire damage during vacation, rendering it unliveable.

District of Breisgau-High Black Forest under scrutiny - House suffers fire damage during vacation, rendering it unliveable.

Arriving back home after a vacation, a man in the Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district discovered his house engulfed in flames and the basement flooded. The extent of damage to the initially unlivable single-family house in Heitersheim is approximately half a million Euros, according to a police statement released on Sunday. The fire in the basement is thought to have began several days prior due to a technical malfunction, leading to significant smoke production. Additionally, a pipe burst, causing water to pour in.

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1. Despite being on vacation in another part of Germany, the resident of Baden-Württemberg's Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district was confronted with an emergency related to their house, as fires and water damage affected their property.
2. Emergency services in Germany, including those in Baden-Württemberg and the Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district, have been kept busy in recent times with various incidents, such as house fires in Heitersheim.
3. With summer vacation approaching and the risk of emergencies such as fires and flooding heightened, residents in Baden-Württemberg's Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district are advised to take necessary precautions to protect their properties and ensure they're adequately insured.

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