Authorities seek out bystanders and are delving into multiple inquiries.
In the past few days, the city of Duisburg has seen a series of unusual fires, with the local police and fire department scrambling to respond to each incident.
On Saturday evening, a VW Beetle Cabrio was engulfed in flames in another underground garage on Ottostraße, causing damage to power cables in the garage. No one was injured, but the cause of the fire is currently under investigation, with the public prosecutor's office in Duisburg bringing in a fire expert to help determine the cause. Around the same time, a Bengal firework was set on fire in a parked Nissan Micra on Elisenstraße in Marxloh.
Earlier in the day, a safety net of a construction scaffold on a school grounds on Humboldtstraße in Alt-Hamborn was set on fire. Fortunately, the fire did not damage the building, but there are no relevant search results providing information about the identities or descriptions of the two girls who fled from the construction site security as described by witnesses.
On Friday afternoon, two fires occurred in underground garages on Ottostraße in Hochheide. Around the same time, a fire broke out in a driving school on Augustastraße in Alt-Homberg, with preliminary findings suggesting it originated from a computer. The fire department was able to extinguish the fire quickly, and no one was injured.
In another incident, a stack of tires was set on fire in one of the underground garages around 4:30 PM. The fire department was able to extinguish the fire, and the tires were pulled outside where they extinguished on their own, causing no damage to people or buildings.
The criminal investigation department 11 is investigating the incident on Elisenstraße, and no signs of forced entry were found on the vehicle. The police are appealing to witnesses who have made suspicious observations or can provide information about the described girls to contact the criminal investigation department 11 under the telephone number 0203 2800.
The fire on Augustastraße was extinguished by the fire department, causing Viktoriastraße and Augustastraße to be closed. The public is asked to avoid the area until further notice.
The cause of the fire at the driving school is currently being investigated as a possible technical defect. The fire department pulled two tires outside, where they extinguished on their own, causing no damage to people or buildings.
Over the weekend, multiple fires occurred in Duisburg, involving police and firefighters. The public is reminded to be vigilant and report any suspicious activity to the authorities. The police and fire department are working together to determine the cause of these fires and bring those responsible to justice.
