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Two Arrested After Hellersdorf Fires That Destroyed Three Vehicles

Police plan to present the 21-year-old suspect to a duty court for a possible arrest warrant today.

Overview

  • Police detained a 17-year-old and a 21-year-old near the scene on Saturday evening in Berlin-Hellersdorf.
  • A resident reported two people tampering with a parked car’s frost cover around 20:30 at Senftenberger Straße and Kastanienallee and put out initial flames.
  • Firefighters extinguished a motorcycle blaze that spread to another motorcycle and a car, and police say all three vehicles are total losses.
  • No injuries were reported, and the initially affected car sustained only minor damage before the larger fires were contained.
  • The 17-year-old was released to his mother after identification procedures, and the case details come from police statements reported by local media.