Overview

• Fire crews were alerted at 16:20 on Sunday after dense smoke appeared over the Husemannstraße vocational school and had the visible flames under control by 17:15 using two aerial ladders and water cannons.
• Around 60 firefighters from the professional brigade and local units conducted suppression and overhaul operations with support from a reconnaissance drone.
• Extensive damage to the roof insulation and photovoltaic panels has led crews to remove sections of the façade to eliminate hidden embers and guard against re-ignition.
• Kriminalpolizei spokesperson Frank Lemanis said investigators have found no evidence of arson and are concentrating on a technical fault in the solar installation.
• Authorities continue structural mitigation work and detailed inspections as part of an ongoing probe into the fire’s origin and its effects on the school’s renovation timetable.