Police prevents church fire in Wurzen: suspect!

Police prevents church fire in Wurzen: suspect!

In the night of Tuesday there were two attempted church fires in Wurzen, which fortunately could be deleted by the police at an early stage. An attentive 35-year-old discovered a fire at the basement window of a church shortly after 1:00 a.m. and immediately alerted the emergency services. The civil servants arriving at first reacted quickly and successfully deleted the flames with water. Only a short time later, another police patrol discovered a fire in front of the main entrance door of another church that they could fight with a fire extinguisher.

The total damage is estimated at around 2,000 euros. The police have initiated investigations into suspected intentional arson and is now looking for indications of the perpetrator. The incident made the city of Wurzen on alert, since the motivation behind these figs remains unclear.