Overview

• A resident on Sülzhayner Straße alerted the fire department to a vehicle fire shortly before 1 a.m. Friday.
• Two cars—a VW and an Opel—were destroyed by the blaze while an Audi, a Hyundai and another Opel were heavily damaged.
• Flames also scorched a tree and the façade of an adjacent house before firefighters brought the fire under control around 1:25 a.m.
• Berlin police suspect deliberate ignition and a dedicated fire commission from the Landeskriminalamt is investigating the incident.
• The event underscores a growing wave of vehicle arson in Berlin, where about 750 cars were damaged by fire and 422 arson investigations were launched in 2024.