Overview

• Smoke detectors alerted crews to a mattress fire in a Perlach accommodation on Friday, prompting a temporary evacuation as smoke spread through the building.
• A 30-year-old resident was arrested on suspicion of serious arson, resisted detention and a blood draw, and was transferred to a psychiatric hospital.
• Investigators say the burned room is uninhabitable and estimate damage in the Perlach building at several tens of thousands of euros, with Kommissariat 13 leading the case.
• In a separate incident around 12:35 a.m. Saturday in Milbertshofen, an apartment burned out completely and a man died as about 50 residents were evacuated and a 46-year-old was treated on scene.
• The cause of the Milbertshofen fire remains unclear, police have not released the victim’s identity, and they are asking for tips from the Korbinianstraße/Wallensteinstraße area at 089/29100.