Overview
- The discovery was made on Tuesday as crews cleared debris from the fire-damaged property in Tharandt’s Kurort Hartha district.
- Authorities have not confirmed whether the remains are those of the missing long-time resident, with local reports differing on the person’s age.
- The blaze broke out Monday morning and spread quickly through the old half-timbered structure, where an interior ceiling had already collapsed when firefighters arrived.
- THW teams used heavy equipment to dismantle unstable sections, and a fire-cause investigator examined the site.
- Search dogs from the Red Cross combed the surrounding area earlier, and police put the property damage at about €300,000.