Two separate fires in the western German city of Essen left some 30 people injured on Saturday, including two toddlers in critical condition due to smoke inhalation, according to local authorities. Police said a 41-year-old Syrian man from Essen had been arrested as a suspect in connection with the fires.

On Saturday in Essen, Germany, dramatic events unfolded. Almost simultaneously, fires erupted in two residential buildings, resulting in injuries to 31 people, including two children. The suspect in the arson is a 41-year-old Syrian citizen.

A Syrian man has been arrested after arson attacks left more than 30 people injured, including eight children. Fires were started at two apartment blocks and a van was rammed into shops in the western Germany city of Essen on Saturday night.

A man's been arrested after allegedly setting two fires in Essen that left 30 people injured and driving a van into two shops, authorities said on Sunday.

Police in Germany say they have arrested a man over two arson attacks and a van collision. Two children were critically injured in one of the attacks, believed to have been aimed at a particular family.