31-year-old stole money

Attack on fire department: arsonist caught

The arson attack on the fire department in Münster in Tyrol was quickly solved.(Bild: zoom.tirol)

The Tyrolean police were quickly able to solve an arson attack on a fire department. The initially unknown arsonist had set fire after a break-in in order to cover his tracks. He took thousands of euros with him. Only a 31-year-old local man was arrested.

Shortly before 5 a.m. on Friday, a neighbor in Münster (Kufstein district) alerted the fire department after noticing flames. The police were informed via the control center. The suspicion quickly arose that the fire had probably been started in the command room.

Several thousand euros gone
"It turned out that cash had been stolen. A medium, four-digit euro amount, i.e. several thousand euros," described an investigator in an interview with the "Krone".

The firebug had apparently set the fire to cover his tracks. The fire department was able to extinguish the fire relatively quickly. No vehicles or equipment were damaged.

31-year-old arrested
"After extensive police investigations, a 31-year-old Austrian has now been identified as the suspect," explained the police. The man confessed to the charges. He was sent to Innsbruck prison by order of the public prosecutor's office.