Overview
- Residents reported noises late Monday and volunteer firefighters found roof tiles and façade pieces on Hohnsteiner Straße before securing the site.
- Damage proved greater than first assumed, prompting THW Dresden to send a building specialist and the appointment of a structural engineer for a full assessment.
- The property has stood empty for years and is reportedly listed as a monument, with local reporting saying earlier demolition plans were blocked by preservation rules.
- The city’s building authority says it has only postal contact with the owner and will advance costs for any emergency securing of the structure.
- The closure disrupts a key link between Bad Schandau, Hohnstein, Waltersdorf and the spa resort Rathen, and VVO bus line 253 is affected with a detour plan pending.