Overview
- Fire broke out late Tuesday on a first-floor balcony on Semmelländerweg in Berlin-Staaken, prompting an evacuation of the multi-family house after crews arrived.
- Firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze and provided on-site assistance to residents, and no injuries were reported.
- The affected apartment was declared temporarily uninhabitable following the damage.
- Police say two suspects aged 13 and 14 were located at their homes in the presence of their legal guardians, questioned briefly, and released.
- Investigators are reviewing witness accounts that fireworks sparked the blaze, with an LKA fire investigation unit leading the inquiry and a nearby stretch of Semmelländerweg closed until shortly after 11 p.m.