Some buildings are no longer habitable: fire in homeless accommodation in southwest Berlin – 15 injured

According to the information, residents alerted the fire department around 3:30 p.m. The fire broke out on the second floor of the building. “There was a fire that spread into the attic,” said the spokesman.

Of the 27 people who were in the building, many had already gotten themselves to safety when the fire department arrived. The fire department rescued seven people from the building, two of whom were bedridden, the spokesman said.

15 people suffered smoke poisoning, six of whom had to be treated in a clinic. Some of the residents were able to return to the building. But some would have to be accommodated elsewhere because the building is partly uninhabitable.