Overview

• A fire broke out at a Wächtersbach waste disposal facility on Monday, May 12, heavily damaging a storage hall.
• Police believe the fire was sparked by illegally disposed waste, with damages estimated in the hundreds of thousands to millions of euros.
• The Fulda–Frankfurt railway line remains closed due to the fire, causing delays, rerouted trains, and some cancellations.
• This is the second fire at the facility in four days, following a May 8 incident caused by a gas cylinder explosion that injured two workers.
• A criminal investigation into negligent arson and bodily harm is ongoing, with authorities examining both incidents separately.