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Late-Night Fire Near Berlin's Berghain Extinguished, One Injured

Police are investigating after flames swept a homeless shelter on a vacant lot beside the club.

Overview

  • The Berlin fire department deployed 28 responders to Wriezener Bahnhof after a 22:30 alarm on Rüdersdorfer Straße.
  • Witness videos showed a large smoke plume near the venue and emergency vehicles racing to the scene.
  • The club itself was not affected, according to officials.
  • Firefighters rescued a man from the burning hut, who suffered minor injuries and was treated on site, BILD reported.
  • Police have opened an investigation with the cause still unclear; the long-vacant structure reportedly burned down to its slab and outreach workers later took the man to shelter.