Whole fires in Hagermarsch: Police investigated arson!

Whole fires in Hagermarsch: Police investigated arson!

In the municipality of Hagermarsch in the district of Aurich, there were two heavy fires on Saturday, June 21, 2025, which strongly claimed the local emergency services. Around 3:37 a.m., a fire was initially alerted in a shell of a residential building. Shortly afterwards, residents reported flames on a open space, about 500 meters away, where several straw bales burned. When the fire brigade arrived, it was already too late for the house: the flames were completely destroyed. Fortunately there were no injuries to the two major fires. Fire brigade: Around 200 forces from seven local fire brigades were deployed, and the extinguishing work dragged on until the early hours of the morning.

As the police authority announced in the north, arson is suspected as a possible cause of the fires. The investigation is already underway, but so far there is no further information on the background of the incidents. The two affected buildings belong to the same owner, which makes the situation more explosive. A spread of the flames from the apartment building to the straw warehouse was excluded because the fires were too far apart. The estimated damage amounts to several hundred thousand euros, Nwzonline .

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