There was another fire in Blaichach last night – for the sixth time in eleven days. This is what is behind the current fire service operation in Oberallgäu.
From Allgäuer Zeitung
05.09.2024 | Status: 06:42 a.m.
Another fire tonight (September 4, 2024) in Blaichach. At around 1 a.m. on Wednesday, residents on Grüntenstraße noticed that two paper bins on the property were on fire. The police announced this early this morning.
The residents began to try to extinguish the fire themselves using water and fire extinguishers. The Blaichach fire department was alerted and was able to quickly extinguish the fire completely.
The fire destroyed the two paper bins and slightly damaged an adjacent cellar window. The damage is estimated at around 500 euros. No one was injured and the Kempten Criminal Investigation Department is now investigating.
Series of fires in Blaichach: Police feverishly search for arsonist
As reported, there is currently a series of eerie fires in Blaichach. In the past eleven days, there have been six fires in the Oberallgäu community. The police suspect arson in all cases.
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At the beginning of July, officials suspected that a barn on a meadow in the Bihlerdorf district had been deliberately set on fire. At the end of August, two fires broke out in forest areas – once a wood storage facility caught fire, and shortly afterwards a storage hut burned down.
Last week, there was an operation because of a burning pile of wood in the basement of an apartment building. For the first time, the police suspected arson in an occupied house and spoke of a new dimension in terms of the danger to human life. On Monday evening (September 2, 2024), car tires burned in a garage.
Current fires in Blaichach: How the fire brigade and police want to protect residents
The officers intensified their investigations, the cases are being investigated “with extreme urgency,” police spokeswoman Magdalena Buchmiller told our editorial team. Police officers are increasingly present in the municipality, including the Blaichach Fire Department are currently paying even more attention to not covering any traces when extinguishing the fire. Witnesses who make suspicious observations should contact the police on 08323-96100.
How the residents are now to be protected, how the fire brigade is preparing and how the police are looking for someone “who is willing to continue for some reason” can be read in detail in our current report.
