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Major fire in former Greika building in Greiz: 40 firefighters on duty A fire has broken out in an antiquarian bookshop and GDR museum in Greiz for reasons still unknown. The damage to the former Greika building is estimated at 100,000 euros. No one was injured. Greiz. At 6:49 a.m. on Sunday morning, fire departments from Greiz, Gommla, Kurtschau, Moschwitz, Caselwitz, Reinsdorf and Obergrochlitz as well as Reichenbach were called to a fire in the antiquarian bookshop and GDR museum in Greiz. The fire-fighting work by a total of around 40 firefighters continued into early Sunday afternoon, and embers were finally being fought in the afternoon. The fire on a former industrial site on August-Bebel-Strasse broke out on Sunday morning in the upper area and the roof of the multi-story building, said a police spokesman. The third floor and the roof structure of the building burned down almost completely. The cause is not yet known. However, it is currently assumed that the fire broke out in a room on the third floor. The Gera Criminal Investigation Department will take over the fire investigation. The fire-fighting operations caused considerable traffic disruption and a large amount of smoke around the burning building. According to the police, the resulting material damage amounts to around 100,000 euros. Source: OTZ In action were: Greiz Fire Department: ELW, DLK 23/12, TLF 16/25, LF 16/12, MTW, FüKw, KBI Gommla Fire Department: TSF-W Kurtschau Fire Department: KLF-Th Moschwitz Fire Department: KLF-Th Obergrochlitz Fire Department: TSF-W Caselwitz Fire Department: KLF-Th Reinsdorf Fire Department: LF 16 TS Reichenbach Fire Department: DLK 23/12, TLF 20/40, LF 16/12, KBI, ELW Greiz Police: 3 FuStw Greiz Ambulance: RTW 2 Gera Criminal Investigation Department