On the morning of January 16, 2023, the 42-year-old deliberately poured and ignited gasoline in several places in the apartment he lived in within the multi-unit building.
At the time the fire was started, three other residents were in the house. Fortunately, two of them were already awake and noticed the fire in time. They warned the third resident who was still present, alerted the fire department, and fled the house.
Two of the three residents present suffered minor smoke inhalation injuries due to the fire and had to be treated by a doctor. The property damage to the residential building, which houses a total of six units, is in the mid five-figure range.
This morning, the fire investigators appeared with the arrest warrant in hand and took the suspect into custody. After the arrest warrant was announced, he is now being held in the Saarbrücken correctional facility.
