Overview
- On Tuesday evening near Bornstedt, a trailer carrying roughly 24 tonnes of parcels burned after a reported tire failure; the 50-year-old driver was unharmed and police ruled out external interference.
- A baked-goods lorry on the A2 between Gelsenkirchen and Herten burned early Tuesday; firefighters let it burn under control, long lane closures followed, and cleanup required an excavator and crane.
- Near Burg on the A2, two cars left the roadway and overturned; firefighters rescued trapped occupants and a dog before handing them to emergency medical services.
- In Erfurt, a top-floor apartment fire injured three people; the 23-year-old resident was rescued by ladder with burns and stored New Year’s fireworks intensified the blaze, leaving some flats uninhabitable and causing high five-figure damage.
- In Ansbach, witnesses reported a six- to seven-metre flame from a park-deck explosion; investigators found pyrotechnic remnants and a liquid and are seeking witnesses while assessing the cause.