New Year's Eve in Rhineland-Palatinate: Tragic death in fireworks accident in Koblenz

in Rhineland-Palatinate, the New Year's Eve was mostly satisfactory for the police and fire brigade, such as the reporting of SWR Aktuell . Nevertheless, there were some serious incidents that clouded the overall balance.

in Neuwied, the fire brigade fought against a major fire in a warehouse that dragged on to the morning. Around 100 firefighters were deployed, while the cause of the fire remains unclear. There was also a fire in an apartment, but it went out without injuries but caused six -digit property damage. The fire brigade in Rhineland-Palatinate recorded numerous fires, including two houses and four cars in Birkenheide. The busiest night of the year was reported in Mainz, in which two people were slightly injured. However, major fires or attacks on firefighters did not take place.

tragic misfortune in Koblenz

A tragic event occurred during New Year's Eve in Koblenz, where an 18-year-old died in the explosion of a fireworks. Ranimation attempts were unsuccessful and the criminal police were determined, with external influence being excluded. State Minister of the Interior Michael Ebling expressed his condolences to relatives. The overall peaceful New Year's Eve was accompanied by an increase in police operations, in which five police officers were slightly injured in resistance and an official suffered a bang trauma through a New Year's rocket, such as Süddeutsche.de

The police had cleared the German corner in advance to counteract a “reckless handling” of fireworks. A total of 105 crimes and administrative offenses related to the New Year's Eve were registered, which corresponds to twice as many as in the previous year (2022: 52). Among these were 34 investigations into assault, 15 due to property damage and 12 due to insult. The situation in Mainz and Kaiserslautern was described as relaxed, while the police headquarters in Ludwigshafen reported 45 crimes and 9 administrative offenses.

In addition, fireworks caused by New Year's Eve: In Edenkoben, a woman with firecrackers was thrown at, while Böller was thrown out of a car in Miehlen onto the country road, which led to an incident in which one exploded under a vehicle. In Koblenz, firecrackers were thrown on unsuspecting passers -by, and in Herdorf a cigarette machine was blown up by firecrackers.

Overall, New Year's Eve called many missions for the fire brigade and police, even if the situation did not escalate to a considerable extent.