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Berlin Apartment Blast in High-Deck Estate Injures 47, Triggers Major Evacuation

Investigators are assessing possible accidental versus intentional causes.

Overview

  • Emergency services were alerted around 3:30 a.m. to a ground-floor explosion and fire on Michael-Bohnen-Ring; the apartment resident suffered a head injury and is in stable condition.
  • Dozens were treated for smoke inhalation and related issues, with roughly 15 people taken to hospitals; the affected flat is destroyed and lower floors remain closed for safety checks.
  • Specialist units from the LKA for fire and explosives are leading the probe, with gas or other technical failure under review; reports of additional blasts during firefighting are not confirmed.
  • Residents from the second floor upward were later allowed to return, and surrounding streets were temporarily closed as police and firefighters secured the scene.
  • Separately on the Austrian side of Lake Constance, a high-speed motorboat struck a German-crewed sailboat, killing a 57-year-old woman; police say the 26-year-old driver was not intoxicated and remains unfit for questioning as the salvaged wreck and autopsy are examined.