Overview
- A fire in an underground parking garage on Lotterbergstraße in Kempten broke out on Wednesday and was extinguished by a large fire-and-rescue deployment.
- Firefighters used powerful ventilation fans to stop smoke reaching the flats above and prevented the flames from spreading to the residential building.
- About 35 residents were evacuated and cared for in a nearby school and no injuries were reported.
- Police say eight parked vehicles were destroyed, including internal-combustion and electric cars, and they estimate damage in the lower seven-figure range.
- The Fachkommissariat der Kriminalpolizei Kempten is leading investigations; there are no indications of deliberate arson so far and investigators note that electric-vehicle battery fires can complicate cause and damage assessments.