Woman suspected of starting fire in Debrecen found dead nearby

A woman was found dead in a park-like area near a residential building on Derék Street in Debrecen on Wednesday morning, October 14, after a fire broke out outside an apartment on the building’s eighth floor. Police are investigating whether the deceased woman was responsible for deliberately starting the fire.

According to information released by the police, an inspection of the scene established that the fire had been deliberately set. The Debrecen Police Department has launched an investigation into suspected criminal damage.

Later that morning, passersby discovered a woman’s body in a nearby green area and called the emergency number 112. Police examined the scene as part of an administrative authority procedure and ruled out foul play.

Based on the current findings of the investigation, authorities suspect that the deceased woman may have been connected to the fire in the apartment building. The circumstances are still being investigated, and her possible involvement has not yet been conclusively established.

Earlier, firefighters had confirmed that by the time they arrived at the scene, people present had already extinguished the flames, so the firefighters only had to inspect the area.

The National Ambulance Service told Debrecen Nap that a woman in her thirties had been taken to hospital with suspected mild smoke inhalation following the early-morning incident. It has not been confirmed whether she was the woman later found dead.