Overview

• About 50 firefighters from five local brigades responded with six vehicles after the straw hall fire was detected at 20:45 on Monday
• Two interior attack teams with a total of four breathing apparatus carriers entered the hall and quickly contained the six-cubic-meter blaze, averting damage to surrounding structures
• Polizei Mittelsachsen has launched a negligent arson inquiry after officers determined that heat generated by farm machinery ignited the straw
• No injuries were reported among firefighters or nearby personnel during the firefighting operation
• The incident highlights the heightened risk of equipment-related fires during Germany’s ongoing heatwave and drought conditions and the pressure they are placing on emergency services