Munich's Oktoberfest beer festival grounds reopened to the public at 5:30 p.m. local time, having been closed during the day following a house fire and suspected suicide in the city's north. The house blaze, linked to a family dispute, left one person and the suspect dead and another two injured, with explosive traps detected inside the home. A note written by the suspect had mentioned the famous event in the city center,
The FDNY received a call just after 6:20 a.m. on Sept. 12 of a fire in a two-story private home at 15-11 124th St., and arriving units found heavy fire and some conditions emanating from the home. A second alarm was transmitted just before 6:30 a.m. bringing a total of 25 units with 120 firefighters and EMS personnel to the scene between 15th Avenue and 18th Avenue, according to the FDNY.