Overview
- In Mannheim, a cable fire in an apartment storage room on Schwabenheimer Straße triggered a strong deflagration after a resident used water to fight the flames.
- The blast shattered a glass door and a balcony window and damaged the apartment door, and the resident suffered upper‑body burns that were not life‑threatening.
- Property damage in the Mannheim incident is estimated at about €15,000, and the Criminal Commission in Mannheim has taken over the investigation.
- In Hamburg investigations into June residential break‑ins led to a Europe‑wide warrant and the arrest in Switzerland of a 45‑year‑old Georgian suspect, while an alleged accomplice remains at large.
- Police in Worms reported a truck–minibus collision around 13:00 on Alemannenstraße that left the driver and two passengers with light injuries, with the minibus towed and the road closed for specialist cleanup.