Overview

• Deutsche Bahn partially suspended Schwarzwaldbahn service after a former mill burned in Gengenbach, with buses replacing trains between Offenburg and Haslach, slow non‑stop passages through Gengenbach, local health guidance for residue, and arson not ruled out.
• Police and Merckle Service GmbH confirmed the Freiburg industrial blaze caused at least €50 million in losses, nine firms were affected, the site remains unwalkable for forensics, and the sprinkler system was not fully operational during installation work.
• A 41‑year‑old suspect is in custody on urgent suspicion of deliberate arson in the June fire that destroyed the Ulm Theatre’s external storage and caused multi‑million‑euro cultural and material losses.
• Two clinic fires in Mecklenburg‑Vorpommern prompted evacuations of hundreds without injuries; police suspect negligence involving an electrical device in Prerow and deliberate arson in Röbel, and both cases are under investigation.
• A large farm property fire in Dortmund‑Brechten required a complex response, with one resident and four dogs rescued as crews faced limited hydrants, obstructing overhead lines and extended operations; the cause is still unknown.