Willisau LU Unknown persons shoot fireworks through windows - house on fire

There was a fire in a house in Willisau on Wednesday afternoon. It was caused by fireworks shot into the house by unknown persons. The Lucerne police are looking for witnesses.

On Wednesday, the police received a report that smoke was coming out of a window of a house on Mohrenplatz in Willisau. The fire in the empty part of the house was quickly extinguished by the Willisau fire department, Lucerne police wrote in a statement.

Lucerne police fire investigators were able to identify fireworks as the cause of the fire. These had previously been shot into the house through a window by unknown persons, which started the fire inside.

No one was injured. The Lucerne police are looking for anyone who can provide information about the perpetrators or who made suspicious observations in the vicinity of the house.