Overview

• At Genthin’s Parchen district, a barn burned completely, causing mid six‑figure euro damage and spreading flames to an adjacent building.
• Police seized the Genthin site for evidence after the blaze, the cause remains unclear, and a female firefighter was slightly injured.
• In Brietzig’s Starkshof on Friday evening, about 800 stacked straw bales caught fire and roughly 35 firefighters responded.
• Crews allowed the Brietzig straw pile to burn in a controlled manner, and police put the damage at around €24,000.
• The criminal police took over the Brietzig investigation because arson cannot be ruled out, while the origins of both fires remain undetermined.