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Third Berlin Homeless-Outreach Bus Set on Fire, 43-Year-Old Suspect Detained

Investigators are assessing possible links to the earlier bus fires.

Overview

  • Staff and a security employee extinguished the blaze on Lehrter Straße in Moabit and held the suspect until police arrived.
  • Police reported a breath alcohol level of about 1.6‰; the man was taken to the LKA brand unit and brought before a judge, with an arrest warrant reported by t-online.
  • All three original Kältebus vehicles are now unroadworthy, yet outreach continues using loaned vans from Gebewo, Allround Autovermietung and Zukunftssicherung Berlin, with the ambulance bus used as a fallback.
  • A surge of support followed, including a €70,000 donation from the Deutsche Bahn Foundation to help replace a destroyed vehicle.
  • Authorities said the suspect is a Hungarian national without a registered address, and the motive remains unknown as inquiries continue.