Overview

• The blaze erupted on the street outside an apartment where a patient was being treated late on June 4
• Firefighters from the Berlin brigade and volunteers extinguished the fire confined to the engine compartment and driver’s cab
• No injuries were reported as the flames remained limited to the front sections of the vehicle
• Emergency crews transferred the patient to a hospital in a second ambulance after the fire was brought under control
• Investigators have opened a probe to determine if the fire stemmed from a technical defect or deliberate ignition