Overview
- Emergency crews were alerted around 5 p.m. Wednesday to flames under a bridge on Lewishamstraße in Berlin’s Charlottenburg district.
- A 33-year-old, a 45-year-old, and an as-yet unidentified man were pulled from adjacent tents by witnesses and responding federal police officers.
- Despite a rapid response from the Berlin fire department, nearly the entire encampment burned, leaving residents without shelter and belongings.
- Lewishamstraße was closed between Stuttgarter Platz and Gervinusstraße for about 90 minutes, and local public transport services were disrupted during the closure.
- The Landeskriminalamt’s arson unit has taken over the case to determine the cause, which remains undetermined.