Shelter for Ukrainian refugees burns down in Germany, arson suspected
BERLIN (AA) – A shelter for Ukrainian refugees in northern Germany has been razed to the ground in a blaze.
None of the 14 refugees dwelling in the shelter was injured on Wednesday evening as the flames consumed the building. The place had once been used as a hotel in Gross Stromkendorf, in the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
The Rostock police headquarters said in a statement that they suspected a political dimension to the arson case, setting up an investigation team led by the acting head of the state protection unit.
Police had visited the accommodation during the weekend after a swastika was found spray painted on the entrance sign, according to local media reports.
District official Tino Schomann told reporters: “From my many years of experience as a firefighter, I currently assume that the fire was set intentionally.”
According to the fire department, the emergency services had to allow the building to burn down in a controlled manner, as it could no longer be saved.
The refugees were moved by the district to other accommodations.
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