Overview
- A fire was detected overnight at a Charité campus building in Mitte, and the clinic reports only light facade damage with no injuries.
- An apparent detonation damaged the Vivantes Neukölln site in Buckow, shattering windows and a door at the radiotherapy entrance where a reception desk briefly burned.
- Patients at Vivantes are being routed through a side entrance while the reception and waiting area remain closed, and overall clinical operations continue.
- Police suspect the use of illegal pyrotechnics and have deployed LKA explosive specialists and forensic teams, with a large cordon set around the Vivantes area.
- Authorities report no danger to patients or staff, and investigators are also examining any link between the two incidents as tabloid claims about specific devices remain unconfirmed.