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Fires and Fatal Crashes Across Germany Prompt Arson Arrest, Evacuations and Traffic Fines

Police open inquiries across several states after a concentrated run of incidents, with homes declared uninhabitable, fines issued for illegal filming, expert crash analyses ordered.

Overview

  • In Seubersdorf (Oberpfalz), investigators arrested a 33-year-old former resident on suspicion of arson at an asylum accommodation; one person suffered minor injuries and the building is currently uninhabitable as Kriminalpolizei Regensburg and prosecutors pursue the case.
  • After a tyre burst ignited a lorry on the A3 between Wertheim and Helmstadt, access was hindered by a missing rescue corridor, the motorway was closed for recovery, and police opened about 50 fine proceedings against people unlawfully filming the scene.
  • A head-on collision on the B304 near Traunstein left one woman dead and five others injured, and the Traunstein public prosecutor ordered a technical and accident-analytic expert report to determine the cause.
  • On the B174 near Großolbersdorf in Saxony, a car–lorry collision killed a Czech driver at the scene, with police confirming the fatality and closing the route during investigations and recovery.
  • A roof fire in Kiel-Gaarden forced the evacuation of 72 residents as roughly 120 responders contained the blaze; two people were lightly injured and the affected house was deemed uninhabitable while the cause is investigated.