Grim fire night in Wilhelmshaven: Child dies, police are looking for witnesses!

Grim fire night in Wilhelmshaven: Child dies, police are looking for witnesses!

Marktstraße, Wilhelmshaven, 26382 Deutschland - On June 23, 2025, a tragic fire in Wilhelmshaven in a residential and commercial building on Marktstrasse occurred. The incident occurred during the night when the fire brigade was alerted at 2 a.m. The trigger was a flamed bulb that lay in front of an empty toy shop. The smoke quickly pulled into the stairwell and cut the residents: the escape route inside. SAT1REAGIAL worked.

Thanks to the quick use, four adults, including a pregnant woman, were saved. Tragically, Four children aged four to nine in the attic. A four -year -old child died of his injuries on the way to the hospital. The other three children were taken to the hospital with serious but not life-threatening injuries reports RTL .

Current investigations

The police have now set up a point of view and asks the population for support. Suspicious observations from the night from Sunday to Monday, especially in the area of ​​Marktstraße/Börsenstraße, are of great interest. All information can be submitted via the portal here or directly from the Wilhelmshaven/Friesland police inspection on 04421 942-104.

The investigation is about suspicion of a homicide against a male suspect from Wilhelmshaven. While it turns out that the affected apartments on the upper floor are uninhabitable and the ground floor rooms are completely burned out, the affected residents have been accommodated in an emergency accommodation. Sat1Regional describes the concerned situation of those affected.

fire protection and security

In the city, no specific information on the restoration of the house is currently known, which further increases uncertainty for many affected people. The expectations of quick and comprehensive investigation results and the restoration of security in the neighborhood are high.