Large fire brigade in Kassel: arson discovered in the back yard!

On July 5, 2025, there was an extensive fire service in the Wesertor district in Kassel when a fire broke out in the backyard of a building on the Ostring/corner of Fuldatalstrasse. According to hna Fire brigade was on site just a few minutes later, at 3:46 p.m. The emergency services saw a dense black column of smoke that was already recognizable from afar, which underlined the urgency of the Situation.

The fire had its origin in a pile of garbage that contained car tires and bulky waste and had a diameter of about five meters. The fire brigade was able to control the fire at 4 p.m. Fortunately, there were no injuries during the mission because the adjacent residential building was uninhabited. Nevertheless, the police started investigations because the cause of the fire indicates alleged arson and was also discovered in four garages in the back yard. Operations manager Karsten Fischer said that the possibility of arson must be checked.

Brand im Marienkrankenhaus

Hessenschau reports, the fire broke out in a patient room around 3:20 a.m. Suspect was arrested. In his room, the investigators found traces that harden the suspicion of arson. Fortunately, there were no injuries here either, since the nursing staff reacted exemplary and brought the patients to safety before the fire brigade arrived. The property damage amounts to a few hundred thousand euros, and the pneumology and infectiology station had to be temporarily closed.

fire protection in focus

The incidents in Kassel take a look at the current situation in fire protection and the challenges with which the fire brigade is confronted. As the CTIF shows in its current report on world fire statistics, urban fire risks in the past hundred years have been significantly influenced by political, cultural and technical developments. Report No. 28 was published in 2023, which analyzed data on the cause of the fire from 66 countries.
The data collected offer valuable insights into the handling of fire phenomena, especially in urban centers. ctif shows that the question of the number of fires and the victims recorded remains of the highest relevance.