Shock in Wermelskirchen: Arsung violates ten people!

Shock in Wermelskirchen: Arsung violates ten people!

In the night of Saturday, June 7th, Wermelskirchen experienced a devastating incident in which three apartment buildings were presumably set on fire. According to Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger 40 residents had to be evacuated as the fire brigade at 3.50 a.m. was called. Fortunately, this fire remained without injuries. However, another fire broke out in the upper Waldstraße at 4.40 a.m., where the attic of an apartment building completely burned down and ten people, including three seriously injured, had to be brought to hospitals. A third fire occurred at 6.40 a.m. in an apartment building on Telegrafenstrasse, there were also no injuries here.

The Cologne police then set up a murder commission due to the suspicion of attempted murder. At around 4.15 a.m., a witness watched two suspicious male people on an e-scooter who were dressed between 20 and 25 years old and dark. The criminal police are asking the population to see hints about suspects or vehicles that were seen near the streets affected. Reports can be submitted on 0221 229-0 or by email to poststelle.koeln@polizei.nrw.de. The investigation into the cause of the fire and the identity of the suspects are underway.

former arson in Wermelskirchen

The current events are related to a series of arson, which took place in Wermelskirchen in the summer of 2023. According to WDR , a suspected arson was identified that is suspected of being responsible for this fire series. In July 2023, several paper containers and garbage cans were set on fire in the city center. The emergency services were able to extinguish the fire in good time at four fire locations before they could spread to adjacent houses. The outer facade had already burned slightly at two residential buildings, while a fire at the city library at the Kattwinkel factory caused immense damage to the building and the library was closed for over ten weeks, so that it is still in a provisional.

arson in Germany

The present case is not isolated. Statistics of the Federal Criminal Police Office show that the number of arson incorporated in Germany from 2014 to 2024. According to Statista there are several thousand cases of arson every year that can be attributed to a wide variety of motives. This data illustrates that arson is a serious problem that affects not only individuals, but also entire communities.