Overview

• Fire was detected around 11:30 a.m. Monday at Schönherrstraße 8 on the former Schönherrfabrik site in Chemnitz.
• Firefighters are completing final extinguishing operations and ventilating the affected building.
• Police have opened an investigation into the cause, and the extent of damage is still being determined.
• Nordstraße to Schönherrstraße between Eckstraße and Blankenburgstraße is closed in both directions.
• The blaze affected a vacant, partially demolished factory building that was largely destroyed by a major fire two years ago.