Overview
- The fire began in a rear courtyard storage room where electronic devices were kept, multiple sources said, with heavy smoke reported around 22:27 on Monday evening.
- Crews mounted a large, prolonged response that closed the Hamburg Berg for hours and continued until just after 4:00 a.m. on Tuesday as firefighters removed roof and ceiling sections to reach hot spots.
- Nearby residents were evacuated and the public was warned via the NINA app to keep windows and doors closed, and officials reported no injuries.
- Two buildings were declared uninhabitable and displaced residents now await formal damage assessments and decisions on temporary housing.
- Police opened an investigation on suspicion of arson and will focus on the storage room origin and burn patterns in the tightly packed Kiez to determine cause.