Reutlingen Power Outage: Investigators See Parallels to Berlin Sabotage

Investigators are examining the possibility that a fire at a power substation in Reutlingen was intentionally set, potentially linking it to extremist sabotage. The incident, which occurred overnight, led to a large-scale power outage across the region.

Security circles have noted similarities between the Reutlingen fire and two suspected far-left arson attacks on the power supply in Berlin last September. However, the domestic intelligence agency in Baden-Württemberg has stated it has no further information confirming these suspicions at this time. No group has yet claimed responsibility for the Reutlingen incident, and police are keeping their investigation open to all possibilities.

The fire broke out at the Reutlingen-West substation, causing it to fail and affecting another facility. This resulted in tens of thousands of residents losing power, and a local hospital was also impacted. The damage from the fire is estimated to be in the millions of euros.

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The state intelligence agency of Baden-Württemberg currently has no further findings on the suspected arson in Reutlingen.