Overview
- Firefighters put out a blaze in a reed belt at Rostock's IGA-Park that burned about five to six hectares.
- A witness spotted rising smoke and alerted police and fire crews, who stopped the flames from spreading.
- Thick smoke was visible over the city, but police said no one was hurt.
- Investigators deployed the Kriminaldauerdienst, an on-call criminal unit, to secure evidence at the site.
- Police opened an inquiry on suspicion of arson, while the cause and the scale of damage remain unclear.