Overview

• Residents at a Güntzstraße dorm in Dresden’s Johannstadt reported a burning odor around 18:14 on Thursday.
• Firefighters found no smoke or open flames but detected a scorched smell near the elevator shaft.
• A thermal camera pinpointed a red‑hot brake resistor in the elevator that had heated to roughly 500°C.
• The elevator was de-energized and the scene was handed over to the technician after temperatures subsided, with no injuries in the building.
• Separately, a bicycle crash occurred beside the responding ambulance, leaving one cyclist seriously injured and taken to a hospital.