Techentin (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania) – After a fire in an apartment building in Techentin, the 13 residents are now homeless.
Late on Wednesday evening, the roof structure of the house on “Am Umspannwerk” street was on fire. The fire broke out around 9:30 p.m. The police assume serious arson.
Fortunately, all 13 tenants were able to leave unharmed thanks to the intervention of the rescue workers. 75 comrades from surrounding volunteers Fire departments were on site with 15 vehicles Major fire to fight. When they arrived on site, the roof structure was already fully engulfed in flames.
800,000 euros in damage from major fire
The cause of the fire is still unclear. But the criminal police are investigating the suspicion of particularly serious arson. The scene of the fire was confiscated by the police in consultation with the public prosecutor’s office.
“The use of a fire cause investigator will be examined subsequently. The police estimate the material damage caused at 800,000 euros,” said a police spokesman on Thursday.
In recent years there have been repeated fires in Techentin and the nearby Ludwigslust (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern).
Arson on fire department premises
Just a few days ago there was a fire, among other things, there was even a fire on the training ground Fire Department Techentin. At the end of April, six sales stalls, which are used for the Christmas market and other events, were set on fire and all burned down completely and could no longer be saved despite the efforts of the comrades.
“Since there is no other explanation and a technical defect is ruled out as the cause, we have to assume arson,” said Klaus Wiechmann, spokesman for the Ludwigslust police station, after the fire on the fire brigade’s training area.
According to the police, the damage caused was around 16,000 euros two weeks ago.