Night fire at a German airport. Possible sabotage

The report was received by the fire brigade and police on Friday around 3:15. A witness noticed burning vehicles at the construction site of a new logistics center and drone testing center.

Firefighters extinguished the fire. Nearby machines were also damaged. The area has been secured and cordoned off, and officers are appealing to witnesses to contact them.

Due to the possible political background of the case, the police are investigating.

A multi-million investment by Rheinmetall

Rheinmetall and the Hessian authorities announced an investment in Calden in August, worth more than EUR 260 million. The facility is being built next to Kassel-Calden Airport.

The planned center is to be one of the company's largest infrastructure investments in Germany. It is intended to improve the implementation of domestic and foreign orders, as well as enable the development and testing of modern unmanned systems. Completion of the work and launch of the center is scheduled for the end of 2027.

A series of suspicions of sabotage

In recent months, several events have been reported in Germany that investigators link or may link to sabotage. In September, two explosives were thrown from a moving car at a construction site in Munich, adjacent to the headquarters of Rohde & Schwarz and Helsing. One caused a small fire that was quickly extinguished, the other was neutralized.

Two Bulgarian citizens are in custody in this case. The media reported that the suspects were believed to be members of the Russian military intelligence service GRU.