Overview

• THW stabilized the shifted roof structure shortly after midnight using internal clamps with ropes and an exterior barrier, so no large roof sections had to be removed.
• Thirteen residents were displaced and sheltered by a BVG bus with additional accommodation offered by Caritas, with return targeted later Friday pending owner measures.
• Reinhardtstraße remains closed between Friedrichstraße and Albrechtstraße, shops were shuttered, and parked cars were relocated to clear space for the operation.
• Firefighters used drones to assess the deformation and THW installed sensors to track any further structural movement.
• Images and local accounts indicate the roof’s bulge had been visible for years, and residents and a co-owner had recently engaged a structural engineer after noticing damage.