18-year-old confesses

Why arsonists are often with the fire department

Only the rapid intervention of the ten fire departments was able to prevent a catastrophe.(Bild: FF Bad Ischl, Krone KREATIV)

Because he wanted to see a large fire department operation, an 18-year-old is said to have started four fires in the cellar of his apartment building in Bad Ischl in Upper Austria. What's more, he had been a member of the local fire department until he was expelled. But why exactly are there always fire devils in the ranks of the Florianis?

He had wanted to trigger a major fire department operation - this is how an 18-year-old from Bad Ischl explained to the police why he had set four fires in the cellar of the apartment building where he lives. Mattresses, slatted frames and a bicycle were on fire. The igniter's plan went off without a hitch: Ten fire departments reportedly had to extinguish the fires in the basement early on Saturday morning and bring 20 tenants to safety. The young man, who had raised the alarm himself, is known to the authorities.