Overview
- A fire on a cable bridge over the Teltowkanal damaged multiple high‑voltage lines, cutting electricity to about 45,000 households and 2,200 businesses in Nikolassee, Zehlendorf, Wannsee and Lichterfelde.
- Police are investigating suspected arson, and State Security is reviewing a claimed‑responsibility letter whose authenticity has not been verified.
- Stromnetz Berlin reports that extensive excavation and cable replacement are required and is building a temporary bypass to enable phased reconnections.
- As of early Sunday, roughly 7,000 households and 150 businesses—mainly in Lichterfelde—had power restored in stages, with broader reconnections to follow.
- Heating failures, closed shops and disrupted station systems were reported, while emergency shelters, charging points and light masts were set up and some care‑facility residents were relocated.