Overview

• Trier prosecutors are investigating the engineer on suspicion of negligent homicide and negligent bodily harm for his role in the hotel’s collapse.
• On August 6, 2024, a floor of the Kröv hotel collapsed, killing two people including the owner and injuring eight others.
• A preliminary expert report attributed the disaster to material failure after a 1980s extension overloaded the original structure and caused key wooden supports to decay.
• The engineer hired to inspect visible cracks allegedly misjudged the building’s precarious condition and implemented shoring measures deemed inadequate to prevent a collapse.
• The architect responsible for the original extension died years ago, making the current engineer the sole subject of the legal proceedings.