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Last night, there was a fire in a cellar in Leipzig-Lößnig; no one was injured. The police are investigating. Also: Lina E., a far-left extremist, has been released from pre-trial detention for the time being. The LZ summarises the key events from Thursday, 24 September 2026, in Leipzig, Saxony and beyond.
Lößnig: Night-time basement fire brings several fire brigades to the scene
A fire broke out in a basement in Lößnig last night. According to police spokesperson Paul Engelmann, an apartment block on Willy-Bredel-Straße was affected.
The fire broke out at around 00:20 for reasons as yet unknown. Emergency services were alerted and managed to extinguish the flames; fortunately, no one was injured. Alongside the Leipzig Professional Fire Brigade, the Holzhausen Volunteer Fire Brigade and the Leipzig-Süd Volunteer Fire Brigade were on the scene. No estimate of the property damage is available as yet.
The police are investigating the incident and are considering appointing a fire investigator.
Lawyers describe it as an important signal: Lina E. is free again for the time being
The arrest of Lina E., who had previously been relatively unknown within the scene, made headlines for almost six years, as did the marathon trial against her and three co-defendants at the Dresden Higher Regional Court: It has now emerged that the far-left extremist has been released from coercive detention. According to reports, the Federal Constitutional Court provisionally lifted the relevant order against the 31-year-old yesterday. Her lawyers expressly welcomed the decision.
The measure had been imposed at the end of June because Lina E. had refused to give evidence in a separate trial against alleged far-left extremists, in which she herself was not a defendant. After an appeal against the coercive detention had been dismissed by the Federal Court of Justice, Lina E.’s lawyer lodged a constitutional complaint. Pending a final decision on the constitutional issues involved in the case, the defendant has now been released.
In May 2023, Lina E. had been sentenced to more than five years’ imprisonment because, as established by the court, she was part of a left-wing group that used violence against right-wing and far-right individuals. Some of the victims were seriously injured in the attacks. After serving two-thirds of her sentence, she was released on parole.
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Other important news:
A pile-up occurred on Thursday morning on Torgauer Straße in Leipzig.
Following damage to the overhead lines caused by a lorry, two tram lines in Dresden have been running according to schedule again since today. The police are searching for the person responsible for the damage, estimated at at least 19,000 euros.
Eight swimming pools in Saxony, including one in Leipzig, are benefiting from allocations from the federal government’s special fund and are being refurbished or rebuilt.
A meaningless development or a tentative sign of hope? Several economic research institutes have significantly raised their growth forecasts for Germany for 2026.
US President Donald Trump (80) has received China’s head of state and party leader Xi Jinping (73) at the White House. However, despite a court order to the contrary, some reporters are reportedly still being denied access.
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