Overview

• At about 17:53, a building alarm at TU Dresden’s Barkhausen-Bau prompted an evacuation, and authorities now treat it as a probable false alarm under investigation.
• Residents at a Güntzstraße student residence reported a burning odor at 18:14, leading firefighters to search the building with no smoke or open flames found.
• A thermal camera identified an elevator brake resistor heated to roughly 500°C and glowing red inside the shaft.
• An elevator manufacturer’s technician disconnected the component and took over the scene after temperatures subsided, with no injuries reported in the dorm.
• During the response, a bicycle collision occurred next to an ambulance, and one cyclist was seriously injured and transported to a hospital.