Roofing fire in Schöneberg: dramatic rescue after flameinferno!

Roofing fire in Schöneberg: dramatic rescue after flameinferno!

Hauptstraße Ecke Kärntner Straße, 10827 Berlin, Deutschland - On Wednesday, July 3, 2025, a devastating fire in Berlin-Schöneberg in an apartment building occurred. In the afternoon, the fire broke out in the roof structure of the building on the corner of Hauptstraße/Kärntner Straße and quickly spread to an area of ​​around 400 square meters. The Berlin fire brigade was on site with a large contingent of a total of 167 emergency services, such as rbb24

The extinguishing work was extremely challenging. Due to the extreme outside temperatures that were close to 40 degrees, the fire brigade often had to replace the teams. A total of 130 firefighters fought the flames, with several aerial conductors and 16 fire trucks being used. The operations management was also strongly supported by a special vehicle for air quality measurement and a drone. Residents were able to save themselves through a freshly positioned scaffolding, while others were evacuated by the emergency services, according to the update from . .

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The fire brigade largely had a grip on the fire around 6:45 p.m., but numerous control and post-extinguishing work were necessary. The house of the house was classified as limited, and the district office declared the building uninhabitable. Two homes have to be recovered, which leads to the unpleasant exceptional situation for some residents.

A resident had to be taken to the hospital with suspected flue gas intoxication. Fortunately, other people were not injured, but the excitement was great. A resident, Viktoria T., described that she was on her way with her son when she noticed the fire. "We had to use the scaffolding that was recently set up," she reports. The smoke was visible from afar, while the fire brigade tried to control the fire.

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The massive extinguishing work also caused considerable water damage. Parts of the attic and the apartment underneath were in danger to collapse. To help those affected, a care center was set up by the German Red Cross. The traffic in the S-Bahn between Schöneberg and the Bundesplatz had to be stopped at times, and the main street towards Kleistpark was completely closed. A daycare center in the locked area was also evacuated as a precaution.

The cause of the fire remains unclear for the time being and is determined by the police. As a rule, roofing fires are often an expression of unfortunately frequent causes such as negligent handling with fire, inadequate safety precautions or technical defects. Statistics show that fire protection and prevention measures are increasingly in focus to prevent such incidents in the future.