Fire in Amt Neuhaus: Investigators are looking for arsonists in series!

Fire in Amt Neuhaus: Investigators are looking for arsonists in series!

In the night of Sunday, July 8, 2025, a fire outbreak in Amt Neuhaus, district of Lüneburg, again caused excitement. A garbage and pallet mountain on the edge of the forest burned, which kept the fire brigade's fire brigade in suspense for over twelve hours. Thanks to the quick intervention, worse could be prevented, because the fire brigade successfully prevented the flames from attacking the adjacent forest. This reports ndr .

The challenges in the extinguishing work were enormous. In order to reach the embers, the emergency services had to pull apart the oversized garbage mountain. In addition, mobbing passers -by bothered the work of the firefighters in the area of ​​water withdrawal, which did not make the already tense situation easier.

chronic fire risk in Amt Neuhaus

The incidents around the fires in Amt Neuhaus have increased significantly in the past two years. Like Nordkurier for more than two years has been a worrying fire series that does not indicate any natural or technical causes. Again and again there were fires where the fire brigade has to move out regularly, and the press officer speaks of a special burden for the emergency services.

Another example from the recent past took place on October 27th when a barn on Lübtheener Straße in Laave opened. The fire brigade was able to prevent the spread of the fire and estimate the damage to around 10,000 euros. But the day was not without further fires: hours later, circular bales also caught fire on a nearby field, although the exact cause has so far remained unclear. The police do not exclude arson and intensify their investigations into possible contexts with previous incidents.

The inhabitants of Amt Neuhaus are more than concerned and hope that the arson wave will soon come to an end. At a time when security has a top priority, there is only one question for those affected: Who is behind these fiery incidents?