Fridge fire on Heubnerweg injures 2, forces Berlin evacuation
A refrigerator caught fire in a third-floor flat on Heubnerweg in Berlin's Charlottenburg district overnight, injuring 2 residents and forcing the evacuation of the whole building, police said.
A refrigerator caught fire in the night from Thursday into Friday in a third-floor flat on Heubnerweg in Berlin's Charlottenburg district, injuring 2 residents, police said, according to Tagesspiegel. The fire and resulting smoke forced the evacuation of the entire apartment building.
The 63-year-old tenant of the flat was taken to hospital, police said. A second person was lightly injured but did not require treatment.
The flat is uninhabitable for now, but the rest of the building's residents were able to return to their homes once the fire was out, Tagesspiegel reported. The cause of the fire has not yet been established, and Berlin's state criminal police office, the LKA, is investigating.
The incident is separate from a bar fire reported a day earlier about 1.5km away on Kaiserdamm in the same district, which affected a building with assisted-living accommodation.
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What we know
- Official · police A refrigerator caught fire overnight in a third-floor flat on Heubnerweg in Berlin's Charlottenburg district, police said.
- 2+ outlets · Tagesspiegel, rbb24 The building was evacuated because of the fire and smoke.
- 2+ outlets · Tagesspiegel, rbb24 The 63-year-old tenant was taken to hospital; a second person was lightly injured but not treated.
- 2+ outlets · Tagesspiegel, rbb24 The cause of the fire is still unclear, and Berlin's state criminal police office is investigating.
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Why it matters for Europe
The fire forced a full residential building evacuation overnight, though other residents were able to return home once the blaze was brought under control and the affected flat was declared uninhabitable.
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Reported by 3 reports from 3 independent outlets in 1 countries.
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Questions and answers
- Where did the fire break out?
- In a third-floor flat on Heubnerweg in Berlin's Charlottenburg district, police said.
- Was anyone hurt?
- Yes; the 63-year-old tenant was hospitalised, and a second person was lightly injured but not treated.
- What caused the fire?
- A refrigerator caught fire; the precise cause had not been established, and police were investigating.
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