Police are urgently looking for witnesses for mysterious fire series in Bergen

Police are urgently looking for witnesses for mysterious fire series in Bergen

Bergen auf Rügen, Deutschland - In the past few months, the island of Rügen, specifically the city of Bergen, has to struggle with a serious series. Several incidents caused considerable damage to property and make the authorities at a loss. The police are investigating suspicion of serious arson and asking the population for help. In this context, a last fire in Bahnhofstrasse, which broke out on Tuesday evening at around 11:30 p.m. Fill cans burned out completely, but fortunately the fire brigade remained quickly, so that there was no injured. [News today] (https://www.nachrichten-heute.net/1414470-Polizei-sucht-ache-nach-Brandserie-in-bergen-auf-ruegen.html) reports that garbage containers had already caught fire at various intervals in May and June and a bulky waste heap in April. Furthermore, a stroller burned in an apartment building.

However, these incidents do not seem to be isolated. A fire in a garbage container received special attention on November 23, 2024 in the ring road. This partially spread to an adjacent company building and caused damage of around 10,000 euros. Here, too, the volunteer fire brigade quickly became active with ten comrades and was able to control the fire. The Bergen criminal police are still looking for witnesses who have observed something unusual in these respective crime rooms. Information can be reported directly to the police in Bergen on Rügen on Tel. 03838-8100 or via the internet guard of the state police press portal.

arson in Germany

The number of arsons in Germany is a serious problem as a whole, as a current statistics of the Federal Criminal Police Office shows. Between 2014 and 2024, numerous cases were recorded by the police, which illustrates urgency with which the authorities and communities have to pursue these offenses. The availability of this data can be viewed on Statista.

The fire series in Bergen on Rügen therefore gives rise to concern and illustrates that joint action of the population and the police is required. In such cases, it is important to be attentive and report suspicious activities immediately. This is the only way to put an end to the dangerous hustle and bustle and the security in the community is preserved.