North Rhine-Westphalia
Fire in Solingen: Homicide squad without concrete suspicion
Several people were injured in the house fire in Solingen, including the crew of the first ambulance to arrive. Photo
© Gianni Gattus/Blaulicht Solingen/dpa
After a fire in a Solingen residential building that left eleven people injured, traces of an accelerant were discovered. An investigation is underway into attempted murder.
Eleven residents were treated in hospital for suspected mild smoke poisoning. A woman also suffered an injury to her foot when she fled the house. The fire broke out early Sunday morning.
The investigators are urgently looking for witnesses and informants who saw suspicious people or vehicles at the time in question. The first emergency call was received on Sunday at around 1:15 a.m.
Four people died in a fire in Solingen on March 25, which was also caused by arson. One suspect is in custody. The 39-year-old is said to have tried to kill someone again 14 days later: He is said to have attacked a 44-year-old man with a machete and critically injured him.