Fire in homeless accommodation in Aalen: suspected arson!

Fire in homeless accommodation in Aalen: suspected arson!

Gartenstraße, 73430 Aalen, Deutschland - aalen in shock mode! In the earliest hour of Sundays, a devastating fire broke out in a homeless accommodation in Gartenstrasse and left nothing but destruction. The property damage is estimated at at least 150,000 euros. Tragically, no fewer than five people had to be treated for strong flue gas poisoning. The location was life -threatening! Fire brigade and police were alerted and faced an infernal fire spectacle when they arrived.

Two men who lived in the burning building were saved just in time. The fire brigade was in action with over 40 fighters against the flames, while 31 rescue workers were present to help the victims. A neighboring building was evacuated as a precaution, while the fire brigade was heroically preventing the fire on these buildings. It was a fight against time, and after intensive efforts, the emergency services managed to delete the fire at 8:00 a.m. But the post -extinguishing work continued.

arson in room

The investigation has now thrown a dark shadow on this incident: a 52-year-old resident is suspected of having deliberately laid the fire. With a possible mental disorder in the background, there is suspicion that the motifs behind this fiery chaos are deeper. On Monday, he was brought up by the Ellwangen public prosecutor's office to a judge who immediately ordered accommodation in a psychiatric facility. The nightmare for the other five residents is not over; The building is uninhabitable and the city of Aalen has organized the evacuation of those affected to other accommodations.

The public prosecutor and the criminal commissioner Aalen have started the investigation into the cause of the fire and the exact circumstances of this worst incident. The questions that arise: How could this fiery inferno come about? And what consequences does this dramatic turn have for all affected ones?