A father, a mother and two children from a family were killed in the fire on Monday. The parents were 28 and 29 years old, the children were almost three years old and an infant was only five months old.

According to the prosecutor, it is probably a family from Bulgaria. The Wuppertal public prosecutor's office is asking all citizens who can provide information to call 0202 284 1122. The preliminary report, investigators assume that the arson was intentional, the prosecutor said.