Berlin Fire Renders Asylum Accommodation Uninhabitable; Suspected Arsonist Arrested

A fire in a Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg building housing refugees and homeless individuals displaced 65 residents, with one injury reported.

A fire broke out late Friday night in a Berlin building partially used as an asylum accommodation, displacing 65 residents and three dogs.
The fire originated in a first-floor room, spreading smoke throughout the three-story structure, which is now deemed uninhabitable.
A 25-year-old man, reportedly a resident of the building, was arrested at the scene on suspicion of arson.
One individual sustained minor hand injuries and was treated on-site, while others were safely evacuated by firefighters using ladders and stairwells.
Emergency services, including 60 firefighters, relocated the displaced residents to temporary shelters after the evacuation.