Overview
- A powerful explosion tore through a multi-family row house in Regensburg, with the blast occurring early on Wednesday and destroying large parts of the building.
- After THW shored up the structure, emergency crews cleared rubble on Thursday and recovered two bodies whose identities must be confirmed by autopsy.
- Several people were taken to hospital with injuries, one seriously, a police officer suffered smoke inhalation, and the central damaged section has been declared uninhabitable and is slated for demolition with many residents temporarily rehoused.
- Police and specialists from the Bavarian Landeskriminalamt are conducting a criminal and technical investigation, treating a gas explosion as a possible but unproven cause and asking the public to submit photos and videos.
- Separately, a 112–125 kg World War II aerial bomb was found in Burgweinting on Thursday, prompting an evacuation of roughly 400 meters and a planned defusal that evening, adding strain to local emergency services.