Overview
- Police in Aalen confirmed the death toll after a large blaze at a pig-breeding facility in Unterschneidheim in the Ostalb district.
- More than 70 firefighters battled the fire through the early afternoon as a nearby district road was closed to traffic.
- The stall’s roof, which carried a photovoltaic installation, collapsed during the blaze, complicating the response and damage assessment.
- Authorities reported no human danger based on initial findings, and a court-appointed expert has been commissioned to determine the cause.
- In a separate fire on a farm in Schalkham in Lower Bavaria, around 100 pigs died as investigators probe an undetermined cause with damage in the mid six-figure range.