Overview
- A late-night explosion on Moerser Straße in Alt-Homberg shattered windows and ignited a first-floor apartment and the cellar.
- Firefighters extinguished the blaze around 1:30 a.m. after deploying about 44 personnel along with medical teams.
- Residents evacuated the building, and at least one person was taken to hospital with minor injuries.
- A post-mortem was ordered and carried out on Thursday as part of the investigation led by police and a fire expert.
- Investigators have excluded a technical defect and say current findings indicate the 61-year-old caused the fire, while the question of intent remains under review.