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Four people died in a fire in a house in Solingen. © Christoph Reichwein/dpa
After the suspected arson in an apartment building in Solingen, the police are still looking for possible perpetrators. An initially suspect was able to present an alibi.
Solingen - In the case of the apartment building in Solingen that was allegedly intentionally set on fire with four deaths, a man who was temporarily arrested is now at large again. Prosecutor Heribert Kaune-Gebhardt told the German Press Agency that the man was released after a lengthy interrogation after his alibi had been checked. There is “no urgent suspicion” of a crime.
The investigation will now continue “open-ended in all directions”. “Every tip will be investigated,” said the spokesman. No other suspects are in police custody. However, “many clues” emerged from the investigation. There is still no evidence of a racist background in the fire in Solingen, south of Wuppertal.
During the devastating fire on Tuesday night, a family from Bulgaria was unable to escape from the attic of the house. The 28 and 29-year-old parents died along with their three-year-old toddler and an infant who was only five months old. The baby's body was only found hours later in the badly burned attic. The family had only recently come from Bulgaria, Kaune-Gebhardt confirmed a WDR report.
According to the public prosecutor's office, three injured people are being treated in intensive care after the major fire in the apartment building. According to the public prosecutor's office, this is also a family with a child coming from Bulgaria.
Fire brings back memories of 1993
The victims were remembered yesterday with a mourning rally. More than 150 people came to the scene of the fire to express their condolences. The Amadeu Antonio Foundation, which supports initiatives against right-wing extremism, racism and anti-Semitism, as well as the left-wing alliance “Solinger Appell” called for the rally at short notice.
“We have to be vigilant,” said Stephan Strack, spokesman for the “Solingen Appeal” alliance. We want to mourn the victims and show solidarity with the injured, he emphasized. The catastrophic fire awakened bad memories for many Solingen residents: in May 1993, five women and girls of Turkish origin were murdered in a racist arson attack. dpa