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Nuremberg Firefighters Extinguish Blaze in Vacant House as Police Probe Cause

Criminal police now lead a formal inquiry into how the fire started.

Overview

  • Firefighters in Nuremberg put out a blaze in a vacant house in the St. Leonhard neighborhood.
  • Witnesses reported smoke and flames from the upper floor on Geisseestraße, which triggered the emergency response.
  • Police closed Geisseestraße near Schwabacher Straße while city fire crews from stations 1 and 4 fought the fire.
  • No injuries were reported, and the fire service ended the operation later that evening.
  • A specialist unit of the criminal police has taken over the case, and both the cause and the extent of damage remain unclear.