Overview

• In Haldensleben, a 74-year-old woman died in a row house blaze that spread to neighboring homes, with police saying the fire likely began on the rear terrace and estimating damage at about €1.5 million.
• In Greiz, a basement fire in an apartment building led to the evacuation of 21 residents and left nine with minor injuries as police probe the cause and assess a possible link to nearby car vandalism.
• In Munich’s Milbertshofen district, burning insulation and construction waste near a school sent a dark smoke plume over the city as about 60 students were escorted out safely and crews quickly contained the flames.
• At a senior home in Rellingen near Hamburg, a bedroom fire was knocked down by a caregiver using an extinguisher, with five people treated for light smoke inhalation and residents returning to their rooms later that night.
• More than 1,000 straw bales burned near Geringswalde, prompting a smoke warning and the temporary relocation of cattle from a threatened stall, with no injuries reported as firefighting continued into the morning.