Memorial service held for those who lost their lives in Germany: 4 people of Turkish descent had died
At a memorial service held in Germany, those who lost their lives in a fire caused by arson were commemorated.
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A memorial service was held for 4 people of Turkish descent from the same family who lost their lives in a fire caused by the arson of a building in the German city of Solingen.
Participants in the memorial service, held in front of the building in the Höhscheid district of Solingen where 4 people lost their lives and 9 were injured, demanded that the incident be clarified in all its reality.
Kamil Genç, who lost 5 family members as a result of their house being set on fire in Solingen on May 29, 1993, also attended the ceremony.
In a statement to the Anadolu Agency (AA) reporter, Genç stated that when he saw this building that burned on Monday, he felt the same pain he experienced when their house burned down in 1993.
Stating that he had not been able to sleep for five days due to sadness, Genç expressed that he came to the scene as soon as he heard about the fire.
Genç said, "This building also burned down as a result of arson, just like our house that burned, because it was made of wood. The events of that night, the screams, the work of the firefighters came before my eyes again. In that fire, my 2 daughters Saime and Hülya, my 2 sisters Hatice and Gürsün, and our guest from Turkey, Gülüstan Öztürk, lost their lives."
Genç demanded that the authorities clarify this incident.
WHAT HAPPENED?
In the fire that broke out in a 4-story building in the Höhscheid district of Solingen, Germany, 4 people of Turkish descent who were Bulgarian citizens, including 2 children from the same family, lost their lives, and 9 people, 2 of them seriously, were injured.
In a statement made by the Wuppertal Public Prosecutor's Office, it was stated in the preliminary report prepared after the investigation that the fire was caused by arson.
According to the expert report, it was stated that the fire, which occurred on the night connecting March 24 to March 25, started in the stairwell of the old building and spread to the roof within 5 minutes due to the 'chimney effect'.
It was noted that some residues were found in the wooden stairwell, and according to this evidence, it was concluded that the fire was intentionally started as a result of arson.
Wuppertal Prosecutor Heribert Kaune-Gebhardt stated in his statement that they did not have any evidence regarding the incident that 'indicated a xenophobic motive'.