Overview
- Around 1:25 a.m. in Weilburg, Hesse, a second-floor apartment burned and firefighters later discovered a body in the unit.
- Five Weilburg residents sustained minor injuries and were taken to a nearby hospital, and crews prevented the fire from spreading to other homes.
- Police estimate damage in Weilburg at a high six-figure sum.
- Around 4:50 a.m. in Graben in the Hof district, Bavaria, a smoldering ground-floor fire produced heavy smoke, and a 44-year-old man died shortly after being rescued.
- The Kriminalpolizei Hof has opened an inquiry into the Graben blaze, and police report no current indication of third-party or deliberate involvement, with damage estimated in the higher five-figure range.