Berlin. The fire brigade was called to an apartment fire overnight; there is currently a fire in an underground car park in Kreuzberg. The latest on the blog.
- There is a fire in an underground car park in Berlin-Kreuzberg
- Several pieces of furniture caught fire in Berlin-Lichtenberg
Here you will find the latest news from police It is Fire Department outside of Berlin It is Brandenburg on the news blog. You can read the previous day’s blue light news here.
Blue light news from Berlin from July 29: Fire in an underground car park in Berlin-Kreuzberg
7:43 am: There is currently a fire Berlin-Kreuzberg near Moritzplatz. The fire brigade was called to Stallschreiberstrasse at around 6:36 a.m. and found a fire in an underground car park. Three cars are burning there. The fire is not yet under control, a fire brigade spokesman told the German Press Agency. Fighting fires in underground car parks is already difficult and tiring; in this case, the underground car park extends beneath a four-storey residential building along several building entrances from which smoke is coming out. The house entrances are constantly checked and ventilated. There are 85 firefighters on site. There are no injuries.
The smoke from the building was relatively heavy. An apartment just above the underground parking garage was affected by the smoke, otherwise firefighters were trying to keep people in their apartments. A person who is bedridden is being treated by the fire department, but is not injured. Cause of fire it is not clear.
Firefighting in Kreuzberg https://t.co/NFzColiRcs pic.twitter.com/wmfugsQ0Iw
– Berlin Fire Department (@Berliner_Fw) July 29, 2024
Apartment fire in Berlin-Lichtenberg
7:20 am: In Berlin-Lichtenberg There was a fire in an apartment on Monday evening. At around 2:50 a.m., the fire brigade was alerted to Sadowastrasse in the Karlshorst district.
Several pieces of furniture caught fire. The 18 emergency services put out the fire and threw the burning furniture, including a sofa, out of the window. According to initial findings, no one was injured. The police are investigating the cause of the fire.
Firefighters extinguish furniture in an apartment building.
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