Overview
- In Bannewitz-Wilmsdorf, police say a 26-year-old entered a shed around 10:50 a.m. Tuesday and set it on fire before being arrested at the scene.
- Dresden authorities opened a serious arson investigation in the Bannewitz case after the shed burned down but crews protected the adjacent home.
- In Kassel’s Niederzwehren district, a passerby reported a shed fire at about 1:35 a.m., the structure was destroyed and two windows of a nearby house were damaged.
- Nordhessen police say deliberate ignition cannot be ruled out in Kassel, estimate losses at several thousand euros, and ask witnesses to call 0561/9100.
- Fire services in both locations prevented the flames from spreading to residences, and no injuries were reported.