Overview

• Police report that a 38-year-old allegedly doused a pump with fuel and set it alight at a station on Frankfurter Straße around 21:40 on Sunday.
• He had previously tried to force his phone number on a female employee, was told to leave, and later returned before the fire.
• Staff extinguished the flames with a fire extinguisher and triggered the emergency stop on the pumps, limiting damage.
• The suspect fled the scene but was arrested near his home in his car; a breath test indicated 2.3‰ and he was taken for blood sampling and to sober up.
• Authorities opened an investigation on suspicion of aggravated arson and asked potential witnesses from the station to come forward.