Overview

• In Essen’s Südostviertel, several waste containers caught fire overnight and flames spread to the facade of a multi-family building.
• Firefighters rescued 13 people, including children, from windows using ladders, and no injuries were reported.
• Crews opened about 25 square meters of facade to reach smoldering spots, and LANUV took samples because asbestos could not be ruled out.
• Police in Essen have begun investigating the cause of the blaze, and residents were able to return to their apartments after ventilation.
• In Wolfratshausen, a room fire in a single-family house was quickly controlled, with Kripo Weilheim investigating, no sign of deliberate arson, and initial damage estimated at about €50,000.