Overview
- Police say residues of accelerants were found at multiple points in the Geisenfeld semi‑detached house, indicating a deliberately caused blast and fire.
- A male body was recovered from the ruins and is likely the missing 59-year-old resident, but identity confirmation awaits DNA after an inconclusive autopsy.
- Roughly 140 firefighters tackled the blaze, neighboring residents were evacuated, and damage is estimated in the high six-figure euro range.
- In Berlin, suspected illegal pyrotechnics caused a detonation at Vivantes Neukölln and a fire at Charité’s Mitte campus overnight; no injuries were reported and hospital operations continued.
- The LKA’s state security and explosives specialists are investigating the Berlin incidents, and police opened a tip portal asking witnesses to submit original photos, videos, and descriptions.