Overview
- Police say the blaze began at about 20:41 on Monday, October 19, in an underground garage on Hanauer Straße in Moosach.
- About ten vehicles burned and the Munich fire department deployed numerous crews to extinguish the fire.
- Authorities suspect deliberate arson and have launched a criminal probe while officers search for possible suspects.
- Initial estimates put damage to cars and the garage’s building fabric in the mid six-figure euros, with at least one vehicle destroyed and several others damaged.
- Investigators will carry out forensic fire-cause analysis, review CCTV and interview witnesses as they work to establish cause and any motive.