Overview
- A fire broke out in a bar at the corner of Kaiserdamm and Witzlebenplatz in Charlottenburg on Tuesday morning and firefighters extinguished the blaze after a large response.
- Emergency services declared a mass-casualty incident and deployed about 113 fire personnel to rescue and treat people at the scene.
- Twenty-one people were hurt by smoke inhalation or related injuries and three were taken to hospital with serious conditions.
- Smoke spread into the building stairwell and the district building authority has sealed the first and second floors while crews clean up and check utilities.
- Police and fire investigators are examining the origin of the fire and officials are assessing whether residents, including a care shared flat on the third floor, can return.