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Right-wing extremism: We warned you: A burning house in Solingen. A family of four dies in the flames. Arson. The headlines aren't from 1993, but from now ...
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Another fire in Soest - | and suddenly a convicted arsonist is in the spotlight: A neighbor becomes suspicious after a fire. What she observes shortly afterward ...
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Murder, Robbery, and Arson: 22 Offenders Deported to Afghanistan: The German government has made it its mission to increase the number of deportations to ...
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Mystery surrounding completely charred wreck in Cologne neighborhood: A charred wreck has been standing on Bachemer Straße in Cologne-Lindenthal since the ...
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OpinionThe Chancellor's Silence: Arsonists and Other Criminals: Germany-Chancellor-Friedrich-Merz-Silence-Vacation-Crises-Heat-Deaths-Crises-Federal ...
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Attempted arson in Zuffenhausen: Unknown persons throw textiles through window - | Fire breaks out
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Increased penalties for arson: After forest fires, the SPD is calling for harsher penalties for arson
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Devastating forest fires rage in Germany: These are the regions with the highest risk.
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Key FactsForest fire danger remains very high in parts of Germany
Aug 5, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: fr.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: fr.de
- In Bavaria, the forest fire at Kranzbergkogel was still out of control on August 5 and was being fought from the air, while crews extinguished a fire near Stutensee and 5,000 square metres were ablaze near Hanau during the night leading into August 5, with police investigating possible arson.
- Hesse has been under Alert Level A since August 3, with 100 forest fires recorded since the start of the year and about 165,000 square metres of forest destroyed, prompting several cities to impose public grilling bans and some municipalities to close forest grilling sites.
- The German Weather Service calculates its forest fire danger index daily from March through October on a scale from 1 to 5 and also issues forecasts for up to the following four days.
- Germany has received an average of about 360 millimetres of precipitation so far in 2026, compared with nearly 450 millimetres for the comparable period, while two stations in the southwest recorded less than 1 millimetre throughout the month.
In extreme drought, everything can burn.— Kirsten Thonicke, geoscientist at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, according to tageschau.de
Arson threatened: Celle police arrest 86-year-old after threat against innkeeper: Celle police have identified an 86-year-old man who allegedly sent a ...
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Allotment garden shed suddenly burns down - | Police investigating: A fire broke out in a Cologne allotment garden colony. Police are now investigating.
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Defendant admits to arson at the start of the trial.: At the start of the criminal proceedings following the major fire in Schemmerberg, the defendant confessed ...
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Weather expert Jörg Kachelmann on the heat wave: "The killer is not the temperature"
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Attack on the power grid? All the background information and consequences of the power outage in Reutlingen
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Key FactsSubstation Fire Triggers Widespread Blackout in Reutlingen
Jun 8, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: focus.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: focus.de
- A fire at the Reutlingen-West substation caused a major blackout affecting about 20,000 households.
- Firefighters extinguished the blaze within two hours, and the city center's power was restored by 6 a.m.
- Several districts and nearby communities remain without electricity, with an emergency center set up for residents.
- The cause remains unknown, with investigations considering both technical faults and possible arson.
It is important above all to restore power to the population — also with provisional measures.— Jens Balcerek, Stadtwerke Reutlingen (Reutlingen City Utilities) – comment on restoring power, including provisional measures
"The fuel discount is pure election tactic at the expense of the general public": The fuel discount decided in April expires in Germany at the end of June.
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Power outage in major German city: Grid operator cites arson – police investigating
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Key FactsSuspected Arson Triggers Major Power Outage in Reutlingen
Jun 8, 2026 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: op-online.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: op-online.de
- A widespread power outage in Reutlingen was linked to three fire sites found at a transformer station.
- Damage to the station's fence suggests possible arson according to the network operator Netze BW.
- The State Criminal Police Office of Baden-Württemberg involved fire experts to investigate the incident from multiple angles.
- Approximately half of the affected 20,000 customers regained power after five and a half hours.
Trial against 33-year-old: "I'm not admitting anything" - | Defendant denies arson at Oldenburg's Lamberti market
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Targeted attacks on the power grid: Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution names left-wing extremists as perpetrators
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Power outage paralyzes major city: Expert warned months ago: In Reutlingen brennt ein Umspannwerk. Danach taucht ein Stromausfall große Teile der Stadt in ...
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After fire in Metzingen hair salon: "No evidence of arson yet" - | Neckar + Erms - | Reutlinger General-Anzeiger - | gea.de
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Fire near railway tracks in Soest - | Police suspect arson: A fire on Naugardenring on Wednesday evening called out the fire department and police ...
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Fire at the beginning of the year: Suspect in custody after fire at kindergarten in Aurich.
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After arson in Döbeln: The sun is shining again at SunCity: A fire destroyed the tanning salon in Döbeln. After six months of renovations ...
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Arson in Salzburg inn — Former employee allegedly set fire to laundry room due to a dispute with boss
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Ulm: Trial for arson at Ulm theater storage facility begins: Defendant remains silent
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Bowling buddies get €368,569.40 bail back: The bowling buddies from Münster, who are accused of arson in Mallorca, will get part of their bail back ...
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Mallorca: Prosecutor demands seven prison sentences for German bowling club members
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Secret society: The rumors about the Freemasons persist: After the fire at the Freemasons' Center in Zurich, the question arises: Was it arson? And what ...
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Berlin: Stromausfall trifft 50.000 Haushalte – Verdacht auf Brandstiftung: Ein großflächiger Stromausfall hat am Dienstag rund 50.000 Haushalte und 2000 Betriebe ...
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Key FactsBerlin Blackout Reveals Infrastructure and Crisis Flaws
Jan 7, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: maz-online.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: maz-online.de
- A fire attack on a cable bridge near Lichterfelde triggered Berlin’s longest postwar blackout impacting roughly 100,000 residents.
- Authorities intend to bury more cables underground and enhance surveillance at critical sites using cameras and AI technologies.
- Damaged infrastructure repairs are expected to take weeks or months, with emergency generators and crisis teams remaining deployed.
- Crisis response faced coordination and communication issues, while economic losses are already estimated in the millions.
The major damage to the infrastructure has exposed many weaknesses in our systems.— Alexander Schirp, Chief Executive Officer of the Business Associations in Berlin and Brandenburg (UVB), regarding the economic consequences of the blackout.
Suspected arson: Widespread power outage in southwest Berlin: Parts of the Berlin district of Steglitz-Zehlendorf have lost power due to a fire ...
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Cold weather buses travel through cities in winter, their crews approaching vulnerable homeless people, bringing them tea, hot food, and sleeping bags ... Show more
Brandstiftung an Grundschule in Hannover: Ist das wirklich typisch Mittelfeld?: Ein 13-Jähriger soll die Grundschule Beuthener Straße in Hannover-Mittelfeld in ...
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On New Year's Day, the man attempted to set fire to a mobile outreach van in a parking lot belonging to the aid organization ... Show more
Berlin power outage: Tens of thousands still without electricity and heating: In cold weather, tens of thousands in southwest Berlin are without electricity and ...
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50,000 households in Berlin affected by power outage - | Arson?: In cold weather and snowfall, tens of thousands in southwest Berlin are without electricity ...
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Berlin: Mobile shelter bus set on fire again - | Police identify suspect: Within just a few days, another mobile shelter bus has gone up in flames in Berlin ...
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Cold weather bus in Berlin burns down: Homeless services limited: Two cold weather buses for the homeless in Berlin have broken down, especially given the ...
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OpinionTwo Roma dead after attack in Krefeld: Burned and forgotten: In Krefeld, two Roma, Verginica and Ioan Frincu, died in 2019 after an arson attack ...
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Antifa Not Responsible for Hunting Lodge Fire: At the beginning of October, the Thurn and Taxis family's Thiergarten hunting lodge burned down ...
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Arson in Gechingen - | Child apparently starts fire: Is the mother partly to blame?
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“Most of the time, the church is more concerned with rainbow flags than with its own flock.” Anti-Christian violence: "Most of the time, the church is more concerned with rainbow flags than with its own flock" - | Video - | WELT
Brandstiftung an der IGS Flötenteich: Polizei fasst drei tatverdächtige Jugendliche in Oldenburg
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Key FactsArson Attack on AfD Politician’s Vehicle in Hamburg
Nov 3, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: zdfheute.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: zdfheute.de
- The vehicle registered to Bernd Baumann, AfD's parliamentary manager, was set on fire outside his Hamburg residence during the early morning hours.
- An unverified claim of responsibility linked to the Antifa appeared online on the left-wing platform Indymedia.
- Authorities are investigating the incident as politically motivated vandalism and have appealed for witnesses but found no suspects yet.
- AfD leaders condemned the attack as an assault on democracy and called for cross-party solidarity against political violence.
An attack on a leading representative of the largest opposition faction is a direct attack on democracy in Germany.— Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla, co-chairs of the AfD, in a joint statement regarding the arson incident.
Today marks the anniversary of Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass, in which synagogues and prayer houses were set on fire, Jewish businesses were looted ... Show more
Mysterious fire - | Did a child set fire in Gechingen?: On the night of September 27th, an arson attack apparently occurred in a residential building ...
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Explosion in Diepholz: Court examines accommodation after suspected arson: Following an explosion in an apartment building, a 43-year-old man is standing trial ...
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Mysterious bulky waste fire near Bargteheide keeps police busy: Bulky waste fire near Bargteheide poses a mystery: Letters at the crime scene, an empty house ...
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Trial for arson attack in Solingen: Photos prove arson on Normannenstraße in Wuppertal
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Racism in Wilhelmshaven: Child dies in suspected arson attack: A four-year-old child died in a fire in an apartment building in Wilhelmshaven ...
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There is no end in sight to the drought: In many places in Germany, not a single drop of rain fell in March 2025. The upper layers of soil are significantly too ...
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Is Russia in a shadow war? This is what a specialist says: Is Russia in a shadow war against the West? This is how a specialist assesses the situation.
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Mossad also warns Germany: Iran's special commandos on the move in Europe: Israel's foreign intelligence agency Mossad has warned security authorities in Germany ...
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