A series of fires in the night has to 16th August, the fire department of the island kept on their toes. At a total of five places, the forces needed, according to Mayor Petra Reiber delete eleven fires. The police, according to police spokeswoman Kristin Stielow against persons unknown on suspicion of arson.
According to the firemen all available fire trucks were in use. Approximately four hundred tourists spent the rest of the night in a hall of Sylt airport. The fire department was informed of 1:30 to 4:30 on the clock each fire.
In Westerland first dormitory burned some seniors a dumpster by the Workers. These fires were quickly extinguished. The people’s home, however, was the Workers’ clock in the morning shortly after three again the scene of a fire brigade. The fire in the building was cleared by the fire quickly. An employee of the nursing home suffered slight burns and smoke inhalation.
In Wenningstedt occurred in the early morning hours to a basement fire in an outbuilding of the Hotel Lindner. The local team leader Ralf Winter stated that the reason for the burning of linen was known. Because of this fire about 250 guests at the four-star hotels were evacuated precaution. The hotel is due to soot formation are not being habitable. Also near the hotel burnt to the cultivation of a restaurant. Three quarters of an hour later, firefighters had to move out again after Wenningstedt because the fire was reported two containers.
At the Community College Klappholttal between Kampen and List have been a farm building with dining rooms and an accommodation building for guests and staff a prey to the flames. The fire service was alerted at 2:31 clock. The fire was fought by 150 firefighters here. A policeman was also managed to drop in a further building on the 7.2 acre site set on fire tablecloths made of paper and brochures before the fire spread.
At 4:30 clock the fire was once again a burning dumpster reported in Westerland. Again, this fire on Wenningstedt way could be cleared by the emergency services quickly.
On the edge of the fire brigade were in a car accident in Tinnum with a fire engine three people slightly injured. To the vehicle was a total loss. The total damage could easily exceed one million euros.