Fire in a Church in Ravensburg

Case information
Incident date
Country
Germany
Place
Ravensburg
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Arson
  • Vandalism (all)
  • Vandalism of Church
Place of Incident
  • Church
Bias Indicators
  • Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
  • Time/Place/Location
Reported to Police
  • Yes
Response of Local Authorities
  • Investigated

A small fire in a church was reported in Ravensburg on the same day as a devastating fire in the St. Jodok Church.

On March 10th, an electrician discovered that a partition had been burned next to the altar in the Catholic church of St. Martin. It was reported that matches were found on the ground near the church exit. By the time the incident was discovered, the fire had already extinguished itself and had not spread further.

Later in the day, the historic church of St. Jodok was the victim of a major fire. Officials investigated whether the two incidents were connected and did not rule out arson.

The damage was estimated at about 300 euros.

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