Scheune near Hardenbeck on flames: investigations into arson!

Scheune near Hardenbeck on flames: investigations into arson!

In the early morning hours of July 20, 2025, the fire brigade was alerted to a burning building in Hardenbeck. At 2:30 a.m., the emergency services received a message that a barn was on fire. The fire brigade quickly arrived to prevent the flames from spreading to the adjacent grain field. With the support of forces from Boitzenburg, Klaushagen, Warthe and Wichmannsdorf, a comprehensive large -scale operation was launched, with the extinguishing work dragging on by Sunday afternoon.

The mission turned out to be lengthy and exhausting. Burning straw bales were pulled apart to extinguish the embers and prevent the fire from spreading. It is estimated that the property damage amounts to a sum in the upper five -digit range. The cause of the fire remains unclear for the time being, but indications of possible arson indicate. The criminal police have started the investigation and plans further investigations in the coming week. In particular, the public is asked for help: witnesses who made suspicious observations on the night of 19th to July 20th to July 20th.

property damage and legal aspects

The barn is located in a remote place, which makes spontaneous self -inflammation appear unlikely. Military leader Lukas Stemwedel praised the achievements of his comrades and emphasized the challenges with which the staff and technology saw themselves confronted before this stressful week. It is not the first incident of this kind; In the past, fire brigade operations in connection with arsons have become a financial burden for the affected communities.

An example from another community shows that costs that arise from fire service operations in intentional fires can affect both those affected and the public bodies. In one case, a municipality called for a cost sharing of over 9,000 euros from an innkeeper after a fire was deliberately laid in his restaurant. The administrative court later found that the obligation to pay compensation only applies to the perpetrator, which means that in similar cases the municipality must bear the costs itself, as stated in the regulations of the fire brigade law [WEKA] that ...

The ongoing investigations in Hardenbeck will show whether the information on arson can be concretized and whether the municipality will be able to pay for the damage incurred. In the meantime, the fire brigade hopes that such incidents can be avoided in the future in order to protect both people and material and not to unnecessarily burden the emergency services.