Overview
- A fire in Biblis tore through a multiunit house and a 43‑year‑old neighbor was burned after entering to check for people and was taken to hospital.
- A separate blaze in a Mehrfamilienhaus in Gera forced about 25 residents to evacuate and left twelve people injured, two of them seriously.
- Local police said the Kriminalpolizei in Gera is treating that fire as suspected arson and several nearby streets were closed during firefighting operations.
- Officials estimate the damage in Gera at a five‑figure amount and say eight of the injured were taken to hospital with two admitted for further care.
- Emergency crews completed initial rescue and firefighting actions in both towns and investigators continue follow‑up work to establish causes and full damage assessments.