Overview

• In Magdeburg, officials say a suspected phosphine release linked to improperly stored chemicals was sealed and neutralized, with about two dozen people taken to hospitals and a 79-year-old resident under criminal investigation.
• Police in Schweinfurt report an 82-year-old driver died after pulling from a parking exit into traffic, with his 81-year-old passenger critically hurt and several others injured as a forensic reconstruction proceeds.
• On Munich’s A94, a 35-year-old was severely injured when his Lamborghini struck a tree, split in two and caught fire; investigators are working to determine why the car left the roadway.
• Hamburg recorded multiple serious fires, including a fatal apartment blaze in Harvestehude that killed a 58-year-old man, a Schröderstift building fire that sent one resident to a hospital, and a Harburg apartment fire that injured two, all under investigation.
• Further disruptions included suspected arson from container fires in Döbeln causing damage of several tens of thousands of euros, an A27 vehicle-and-trailer fire that destroyed 15 rowing boats and forced hours-long closures, an eight-car A14 crash injuring six, and a fatal B81 motorcycle collision near Hasselfelde.