Fires Across Germany Leave Injuries, Evacuations, and Significant Damage

Multiple residential and commercial fires over the weekend resulted in injuries, evacuations, and investigations into their causes.

A fire in Schiffweiler, Neunkirchen district, led to the evacuation of a multi-unit residential building, with one person hospitalized for severe smoke inhalation and others sustaining minor injuries.
In Berlin-Neukölln, a 66-year-old man was critically injured and required resuscitation after a fire broke out in his ground-floor apartment; police suspect negligent arson.
A large fire in Nortorf damaged a building housing residences, an ice cream shop, and a restaurant, requiring 90 firefighters to contain it; no injuries were reported, and residents were temporarily evacuated.
In Gera, a basement fire in a residential block injured four people from smoke inhalation, caused significant property damage, and left the building temporarily uninhabitable.
Separate incidents in Hamburg and the Hohenlohekreis region resulted in injuries, including a severe case in Dörzbach where a man was airlifted to a hospital, and substantial property damage, with one fire causing losses estimated at €500,000.