Branched in Neukölln: five cars on flames!

Branched in Neukölln: five cars on flames!

In the early morning of February 8, 2025, a series of arson attacks, which damaged a total of five vehicles, occurred in Neukölln, Berlin. Around 3:40 a.m., the police and fire brigade were alerted to Sonnenallee after garbage had risen on a sidewalk. The fire led to the damage of a parked VW, and while the fire brigade deleted the fire, the emergency services discovered another burning Mercedes box car and a Nissan SUV parked next to it, which were also affected. A police team also deleted the flames of a burning Jeep Cherokee with a service fire extinguisher before the fire brigade brought a Ford transporter in Erkstrasse with a burning loading area, such as FireWorld.at reported.

arrest of the suspect

The police were able to arrest a 28-year-old man near the fire town who is suspected of being responsible for the fires. The arrested person was taken into police custody and transferred to a fire commissioner that leads the further investigation. In a police press release, it was confirmed that the suspect might be behind all five fires. The rapid reaction of the emergency services prevented the flames from spreading and thus possibly greater damage, which underlines the extensive work of the fire brigade and police this morning, so t-online.de .