During a summer evening in 2019, a Hayadel went up in flames, now the entire farm building of the Thanner family in Fügen in the Tyrolean Zillertal. Because everything indicates arson, the fear of the family is great. Now a high reward should help to transfer the Fire Devil.
Philipp Thanner (36) and his father Thomas (71) are breeding at the kitchen table of the Aberghof, which is crowned above the Valley floor in Fügen. The family experienced a fire album twice, twice there was no other explanation than arson. “We can’t think of an alternative cause. There were no sources of inflammation in both cases,” says father and son. The fires are a mystery. “We have already considered leaving.”
First the Hayadel on the edge of the forest
Review: It is August 25, 2019. At 3.30 am De Heustelel suddenly burns on the edge of the forest about 100 meters above the courtyard. There is no electrical system, no devices, it is a summer evening without lightning. Philipp is a policeman, experiences the fire in the night shift. The fire researchers later write: “In summary, arson is adopted.”
Wild cameras installed, so it remained calm for the time being
The family man and partial Schafbauer installs wild cameras around the courtyard. It remains calm for a year, the cameras disappear – as well as the biggest worries.
Then comes March 18 this year. Philipp picks up the two children from school and kindergarten and cooks that his wife is not there that day. “It smokes at the Easter fire,” his son suddenly calls in the wrong assumption. When you get up, the family man sees: it’s your own farm building! He runs down, still wants to extinguish with a garden hose. “I saw that the fire on the straw bales was broken into the manure bearing. There is nothing that could burn naturally.”
Animals are painful
The fire is fast, a huge flame wall destroys the building, 16 out of 40 sheep, about 30 quail and three cats die. The fire brigade has difficulty protecting the house 25 meters away. “It was scarce, it was already steaming on the roof, we have to renew the facade,” says Thanner. The researchers write again: “You can be hired!”
Three and a half hours later, the police in Zell am Ziller click a unit -free German (33) with burns. Is the fire devil made? Investigate him, he is released again.
“I hurry the brain about what’s behind”
The family now lives in fear more than ever. The enormous damage of several hundred thousand euros, including the loss of tugboats, mowing Trac and Maaier, is almost irrelevant.
The 36-year-old thought about whether everything has to do with his job as a police officer: “I almost the brain behind it.” Has he created a ruthless enemy by penalties or clarified crimes?
Reward of 10,000 euros for information
Via “Krone” he now takes an unusual step: “I make a reward of 10,000 euros for instructions that lead to the investigation of the arsonist.” Maybe a witness remembers a strange observation? Perhaps the perpetrator in the circle of acquaintances has become careless? The nightmare must end!
Source: Krone
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