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Police release 59-year-old man after Bramming fire

From Berlingske · () Danish

Translated from Danish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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Newswire Official statement In the courts
  • Danish police released a 59-year-old man who remains charged with intentional arson after a fire in an apartment building in Bramming.
  • Police said their preliminary investigation found no legal basis to bring him before a constitutional hearing.
  • Residents were evacuated because smoke blocked exits, but no one was injured.

Danish police have released a 59-year-old man suspected of starting a fire in an apartment building in Bramming. He remains charged with intentional arson.

South and Southern Jutland Police said their preliminary investigation had not provided a legal basis to bring the man before a constitutional hearing. He was arrested and charged on Saturday.

Police received the fire report at 3:50 p.m. One apartment was burning, and smoke prevented other residents from leaving the building. The South West Jutland Fire Service extinguished the fire and used smoke divers to evacuate people from the remaining apartments.

Police later found indications that the fire had been deliberately started and arrested the man, who is from Haderslev Municipality. No one was injured.

The police’s preliminary investigation has not provided a legal basis to bring the 59-year-old before a constitutional hearing.

· South and Southern Jutland PolicePolice explained why they released the man, who remains charged in the case.
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Originally published by Berlingske in Danish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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