Brand ruins in Jarmen: Two years after the drama everything stops!

Brand ruins in Jarmen: Two years after the drama everything stops!

on June 28, 2025, exactly two years after a tragic fire in Jarmen, the uninhibited property in Neue Feldstraße 15 remains a warning monument to a family drama. On the night of June 24, 2023, a couple were recovered dead from the ruins of their home and the garage tract in the 1960s. The exact circumstances of the fire, in which an extended suicide of the husband is suspected, are still unclear because official explanations are on this. In recent years, a sustainable outer wall has been supported on the property, but the city and the district have so far not presented a sustainable solution to remedy the situation. While one assures that the ruin does not run any direct danger to public security or the environment, the aesthetic impression remains worrying.

The neighbors report negative effects on their environment. Even plant growth suffers, and when the weather is moist, the smell of smoke is particularly noticeable. A local resident reports that insulation wool blows from the ruin into the neighborhood and spreads weeds. There are also two car wrecks in the garage. It is rumored that raccoons discovered the ruins as a new home. The estate of the deceased couple, whose procedure has not yet been completed, was shared by the three children. For Herbert Kuhfuß, who agreed to take over the evacuation at his own expense, there was no feedback from the responsible bodies.

The drama of the extended suicide

An extended suicide in which at least one other person is involved in the killing story is a phenomenon that is usually attributed to male perpetrators. These actions often take place near the victims, while in many cases factors such as depression, emotional instability and substance abuse play a role. Such tragedies are not only tragic, but also complex and can indicate an inability to deal with profound life changes. According to an analysis of cases between 2006 and 2011, it becomes clear that suicidal behavior is often associated with mental illnesses, but also with other living circumstances such as relationship problems or financial burdens [aerzteblatt.de …] (Https://www.aerzteblatt.de/archiv/erweitter-suizid-tah--s-s--896b0ff6-5d3a-40d2-bd02-81c361cfc0).

The role of mental disorders in this context has been emphasized again and again, but recent studies show that drawable causes of suicide are far more diverse than is often postulated. A significant part of the suicide victims was not ill with a secure mental disorder. These findings require a broader consideration of suicide prevention measures and must also include psychosocial risk factors pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov emphasizes that ....

Waiting for a solution

The residents in Jarmen hope for a sooner clarification of the situation and are concerned about the ongoing effects of the fire. The ambiguities regarding the estate and the inactivity of the authorities give the impression that a drift is hardly in sight here. The property that was once a home now reminds of the tragic event that you know so little. It remains to be seen whether the responsible positions will finally become active and draw a line under this sad story.