The report on the cause of the fire in the Groß Strömkendorf refugee accommodation near Wismar, which was announced for the beginning of the week, is not yet available. The investigations are ongoing.
Schwerin/Groß Strömkendorf (dpa/mv) - Five days after the devastating fire at a refugee accommodation in Groß Strömkendorf near Wismar, the background is still unclear. The responsible authorities are still waiting for the report of the fire investigators, as spokesman for the police and public prosecutor said on Monday. It was announced for earlier in the week. The suspicion of arson has not yet been finally confirmed, according to the Rostock police headquarters. "The report is not yet available," said a spokeswoman. At the same time, more witnesses would be heard.
So far, the police have assumed arson and suspected a political background, since a few days before the fire there was a swastika daubed on the entrance sign of the refugee accommodation. The public prosecutor's office in Schwerin is investigating on suspicion of serious arson. A spokesman for the public prosecutor's office said he had not yet received a written report. When it will be available, he could not say.
Meanwhile, local residents are resisting being placed in a right-wing corner following the fire at the refugee camp. Around 100 citizens demonstrated on Sunday evening. Groß Strömkendorf is not a "village of disgrace," it said during the campaign. Several media had previously reported about it.
The mayor of the municipality of Blowatz (Nordwestmecklenburg district), to which Groß Strömkendorf belongs, said on Monday that many residents were angry that their village was being put in a right-hand corner. On banners that were attached to the fence of the burned down refugee accommodation after the demo, they expressed that their place was cosmopolitan and colourful, said Tino Schmidt. In a newspaper, Groß Strömkendorf was described as a "village of disgrace".
