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Carbon Monoxide Leak Kills Two at Munich Garden Party

Authorities treating the incident as an accident, planning autopsies, inspecting the generator, interviewing survivors to determine the exact cause

Overview

  • The party took place Saturday evening at a private garden hut on Lerchenauer Straße in Feldmoching, where a basement generator allegedly released carbon monoxide.
  • Two men aged 41 and 50 were found unconscious in the hut’s basement, resuscitated by firefighters but later died in hospital.
  • Four other guests suffered varying degrees of carbon monoxide exposure, with three treated in hospital and one largely uninjured.
  • Munich police have classified the incident as an accident, begun interviewing survivors and planned autopsies for the two deceased.
  • Investigators will examine the generator to confirm its role in the leak and review safety protocols for informal private venues.