Alarm in Dresden: two fires and mysterious arson!

Alarm in Dresden: two fires and mysterious arson!

On Tuesday, June 25, 2025, two fires caused excitement in Dresden, which both the fire brigade and the police kept in suspense. The first fire occurred in the morning in an empty building in Dresden-Niedersedlitz, where debris went on fire in the elevator shaft. Fortunately, no people were injured, and the exact amount of the property damage resulted remains unclear for the time being. According to t-online.de, the investigation into the cause of the fire is still underway.

The second fire in Florin-Geyer-Straße in Johannstadt appeared on Tuesday evening at 10:25 p.m. Unknowns willingly set fire to the basement of an apartment building. A dense smoke picture quickly penetrated from the main entrance of the building that the fire brigade found when it arrived. A 37-year-old tenant suffered an injury when trying to extinguish the fire herself and had to be taken to the hospital with the suspicion of flue gas poisoning. During the arrival of the rescue workers, they had to penetrate into the basement in the basement in order to fight the flames that already beaten from an open cellar door. These details report, among other things, [tag24.de] (https://www.tag24.de/feuerwehr Einze-dresden/brandstiftung-in-dresdner-hochhaus-dichter-rauch-dring-aus-einga-3397731).

alarming conditions

The fire brigade was on site with a large contingent of emergency services, a total of around 40 forces from various fire and rescue guards and the rescue station Johannstadt. The smoke spreads quickly and also moved through open windows into adjacent apartments. The emergency services immediately carried out ventilation measures to eliminate the smoke and enable residents to return. Despite the dramatic situation, three other people who were examined by the emergency services remained unobtrusive in terms of health.

The police investigators' fire causes of fire are already active at the fire locations on Wednesday to clarify the background. In both cases, arson is assumed, but there are no statements to a possible connection between the two incidents. The police continue to investigate. A statistical overview of [Feuertrutz] (https://www.feuertrutz.de/statistiken-brand protection) shows how important precise data is to protect the fire), which shows that a comprehensive and uniform fire statistics for Germany are missing, which is important for improving fire protection.

in a city like Dresden, where the security of the residents has top priority, such incidents should not be taken lightly. The investigation is promoted at high pressure to take the perpetrators responsible.