Brand series in Dornbirn: Unknowns put garbage stations on fire!

Brand series in Dornbirn: Unknowns put garbage stations on fire!

in Dornbirn, a series of fire was apparently connected to arson in the early morning hours of July 12, 2025. Between 05:05 and 5:15 a.m., unknown perpetrators set fire to garbage containers on Wichnerstrasse, Wieden and Sandgasse. Disappointed containers and garbage stations of a residential complex that burned down fully, such as Vol.at reported.

The Dornbirn fire brigade was quickly on site and was able to extinguish all the fires. The police immediately initiated an arson for arson. Despite an immediate search in the nearby area and home surveys, the perpetrator has so far remained unknown. More detailed information on the perpetrator's procedure is currently not available, which makes the investigation more difficult.

repeated incidents

arson in garbage containers does not seem to be an isolated case. A similar incident took place on a school premises in Wolfenbüttel in October 2017. Two large recycling containers burned there at night, followed by other fires less hours later at another location. Even then, the amount of damage was unknown, and the investigators did not rule out arson. Information on the clarification of these acts was also asked regionalheute.de .

The repeated arson on garbage containers raises questions and shows that such incidents occur in different cities. The statistics on fires, which were published in CifiF , illustrate arson for municipalities. The comprehensive analysis of fire statistics for 2022 shows that global fire brigade operations and fire victims are a central topic.

The fire statistics include data from 55 countries and deals with various aspects, including the types of fire brigade operations and the number of fires. Using these reports, the extent of arson and their consequences for the safety of the residents is made visible.

The police in Dornbirn continue their investigation and hopes to obtain information from the population to identify the unknown perpetrators and prevent further arson