Arson in Ebenthal: Neighbor arrested as suspect!

Arson in Ebenthal: Neighbor arrested as suspect!

In the early morning hours of February 26, 2025, at 5:21 a.m., a frightening fire broke out in the community of Ebenthal when a car caught fire in the garage of a single-family home. The fire quickly spread to the adjacent garage and the home. Fortunately, the 33-year-old mother, the 35-year-old father and their two minor children were asleep at the time, but were woken up by attentive neighbors who immediately alerted the fire department and rescued the family. How kleinezeitung.at reports, the Ebenthal and Zell-Gurnitz volunteer fire departments with 35 emergency services and six vehicles were able to prevent anything worse and completely extinguish the fire by 7:16 a.m.

Despite the dramatic incident, the family fortunately remained uninjured. The amount of damage is preliminary and is estimated in the six-figure euro range. The investigation into the cause of the fire, carried out by the criminal police together with a fire expert, revealed that the fire had been started deliberately, which makes the situation even more frightening fireworld.at informed. A few hours after the incident, a 60-year-old man, who is apparently a neighbor of the family, was arrested as a suspect. There are reports that he was seen on surveillance cameras, leading to his rapid identification and arrest. The suspect has not yet confessed and has not commented on the motive. He was transferred to the Klagenfurt prison, where he is entitled to the presumption of innocence.