Keller fires in Nuremberg: Investigations into alleged arson!

Keller fires in Nuremberg: Investigations into alleged arson!

Muggenhofer Straße, Nürnberg, Deutschland - On Sunday afternoon, June 15, 2025, Nuremberg again became the scene of a dangerous cellar fire. The fire broke out in an apartment building on Muggenhofer Straße, which led to heavy smoke development in the stairwell. The integrated control center was alerted at 4:10 p.m. when the fire brigade was quickly on hand and could locate and extinguish the brand of the fire in the basement. Luck in misfortune: a treatment on site could take up several people who had suffered minor injuries from flue gas poisoning.

The damage height of the fire -minded property is currently difficult to quantify. The criminal police have already initiated the first investigations and commissioned the criminal service service with an inspection of the fire. Initial findings indicate that the fires were presumably deliberately laid. The investigators almost exclude a technical defect and check possible connections with similar incidents in the past, especially with the fires reported on June 10, 2025 in the Nuremberg area. Infranken reports .

previous fire week in Nuremberg

But this incident is not the first of its kind in the city: Between June 6 and 8, 2025, there were several basement fires in various districts, which also indicate alleged arson. The basements on Peyerstrasse, Trudstraße and Fürther Straße were affected. While the first fire broke out in the basement of an apartment building on Friday and only resulted in a few breathing difficulties of residents in filled rooms, the fire brigade were able to quickly control the subsequent fires. Press releases Detailed information provided for these incidents.

The total damage of these incidents adds up to several ten thousand euros. The Nuremberg Criminal Police Commissioner takes over the further investigations, while the police continue to ask for information from the population.

arson in the nationwide context

As dramatic as these incidents are for those affected, they reflect a major problem that Germany has been working for years. The trend towards intentional arson is also evident in the figures of the Federal Criminal Police Office. According to current statistics that go back to 2024, the cases of arson and the bringing of fire in Germany have risen. Statista has prepared the data .

The situation in Nuremberg is therefore not an isolated case, but part of a worrying trend. While the investigators are working on finding the perpetrators, the entire district remains concerned about security. It is to be hoped that by comprehensive education and committed police work, light can soon be brought into the dark of these dangerous situations.