Firefighter says personal safety 'cannot be guaranteed' in buildings used by asylum-seekers. A volunteer fireman in Germany has been criticised for refusing to take part in any firefighting at accommodation used by refugees. The controversy comes as newly released figures show attacks on asylum-seekers in Germany have more than tripled this year. The fireman, who has been named only as Jürgen S under German privacy laws, sent an official request to the local authorities in the town of Frankenberg in Saxony, to be released from his duties if a fire broke out at a refugee shelter. The 34-year-old claimed firefighters’...