Overview
- A witness reported at about 7:35 a.m. that a youth threw an object onto a Feuchtwangerweg balcony, heard a loud bang, and then saw flames.
- Firefighters extinguished a full balcony blaze and prevented it from spreading to the rest of the building.
- A 53-year-old tenant and her 14-year-old son suffered smoke inhalation and were taken to a hospital.
- Police detained a 14-year-old nearby shortly after the fire and opened an investigation on suspicion of particularly serious arson.
- The apartment was rendered uninhabitable, no motive has been disclosed, and reporting describes the suspect as a repeat juvenile offender.