A baby died in a high-rise constructing hearth in Berlin. At least two folks had been severely injured, together with one other little one. According to the hearth division, the hearth is now extinguished.
- Fire in an condominium in a 21-story home in Berlin-Friedrichsfelde
- A baby dies and different individuals are injured, some severely
- The precise variety of injured continues to be unclear
- 20 flats will not be liveable in the interim
A baby died after a fireplace in a high-rise constructing in Berlin-Friedrichsfelde on Wednesday night; the situation of one other little one and a lady is unclear. According to the hearth division, all three had been discovered unconscious within the hallway on the ground of the hearth condominium and had been taken to the hospital beneath resuscitation measures.
It continues to be unclear what number of accidents there have been in whole. According to the hearth division, eight folks had been taken to hospitals. In addition to the lady and little one, one other individual was severely injured.
A spokesman mentioned 20 flats within the complicated, that are estimated to have greater than 150 models, will not be liveable in the interim.
The hearth brigade in large-scale operations on the high-rise constructing in Berlin-Friedrichsfelde.
Smoke spreads all through the constructing
The hearth broke out on Wednesday night shortly earlier than 8 p.m. in an condominium on the third flooring of a 21-story constructing within the Friedrichsfelde district of Lichtenberg. It unfold quickly as a result of the condominium was reportedly crammed with quite a few objects.
When the emergency providers arrived, the condominium was already fully on hearth and smoke was spreading all through the constructing. Flames shot out of the home windows. As hearth brigade spokesman Gordian Scholz informed rbb late within the night. the hearth could possibly be extinguished. “The problem here was the heavy smoke. The smoke had spread throughout the entire stairwell,” mentioned Scholz.
According to the spokesman, different residents of the home managed to get outdoors themselves, and lots of others known as the emergency quantity or drew consideration to themselves on the home windows. They had been introduced outdoors by means of the stairwell by hearth crews.
A complete of round 70 residents gathered in entrance of the home, the spokesman mentioned. In whole, the emergency providers checked round 60 flats in the course of the hearth.
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District is making an attempt to supply lodging
Many residents initially needed to discover someplace else to remain. In a number of the uninhabitable models there is no such thing as a electrical energy or water, others are so smoky that you simply can’t sleep there. Those who could not stick with family members or acquaintances may sleep in a close-by fitness center. The district is making an attempt to arrange flats and lodges for the interval afterwards, it was mentioned.
At its peak, the hearth brigade had round 170 personnel on obligation, it was mentioned. A unit for coping with a mass casualty incident was additionally on website. The police are investigating the trigger. The home was not at risk of collapsing.
The severely injured folks had been rescued from the hallway in entrance of the flats by the hearth fighters after which needed to be resuscitated.
According to the hearth division spokesman, the ultimate extinguishing work was accomplished at round 11:30 p.m. As a end result, the specialists could be deployed to find out the reason for the hearth and it might be checked whether or not residents of the high-rise constructing may presumably return to their flats.
Broadcast: rbb24 Inforadio, February 12, 2026, 6:28 a.m
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