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14-Year-Old Identified as Suspect in Coburg Locomotive Shed Blazes

Police say trace evidence alongside witness accounts led to naming a 14-year-old suspect in the blazes destroying two buildings with about €900,000 in damage.

Lost-Place in Coburg steht in Flammen - bereits zweiter Brand seit Ostern
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Overview

  • The first fire on April 21 completely gutted the abandoned locomotive shed and prompted partial demolition due to collapse risk.
  • On May 5 crews allowed a neighbouring unused building to burn under controlled conditions, closing Bundesstraße 4 and a rail line and deploying around 100 emergency responders.
  • Kriminalpolizei investigators examined links between the April and May fires and used physical evidence and testimony to confirm a single perpetrator.
  • The case has been referred to juvenile prosecutors, with formal legal proceedings now under way against the 14-year-old suspect.
  • The Coburg incidents form part of a broader wave of arson investigations across Germany since 2024 that has strained fire brigades and civil-protection units.