Police activate digital information portal after three fires in Zeven

After three major fires with three injuries and damage of more than 1.5 million euros in Zeven, the police have activated a digital information portal. Surveillance videos, recordings from cameras from vehicles or photos can be uploaded there, as the police announced. We are looking for files that contain information about the fires in the north of the city in the Rotenburg district or about suspicious observations.

The portal can be accessed at nds.tippportal.de/braendeinzeven. For further information, the telephone number 04281 9592 117 remains active. The police are checking whether the three fires are related and whether there are connections to previous fires in Zeven. Intentional arson cannot be ruled out, it said. In all cases the cause is still unclear.

Police appeal to onlookers

The police also appealed to onlookers to be considerate of local residents. Throughout the day, numerous people came to view the fire sites. The fires and the many onlookers are a significant burden for some residents.

The police asked that people and their living environment not be photographed or filmed, that barriers be observed and that operational and investigative measures not be hindered. She announced legal proceedings for unauthorized entry into confiscated fire sites.

Two residents escaped by jumping – seriously injured

According to the information, the series began on Saturday night: a high-quality electric car burned in a parking lot. No one was injured; the damage was estimated at 150,000 euros.

On Sunday night, eleven cars burned in a terraced house complex in the immediate vicinity. The flames spread to two houses. A 62-year-old and a 60-year-old escaped by jumping outside and were taken to hospital seriously injured. A firefighter was slightly injured while extinguishing the fire. Two terraced houses are currently uninhabitable. According to police information, damage amounted to around 750,000 euros.

A relative takes an 89-year-old resident outside uninjured

According to the police, six mobile homes burned on company premises on Monday night. The flames spread to a single-family home. A relative brought the 89-year-old resident outside uninjured. The damage was estimated at around 650,000 euros. The site of the fire is approximately 700 meters away from the previously affected terraced house complex.