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Major Roof Fire in Berlin’s Charlottenburg Prompts Public Smoke Warning

Smoke warnings went out to residents during a complex roof blaze on a scaffolded building.

Overview

  • A roof fire in Charlottenburg at a six‑storey building on Mommsenstraße and Waitzstraße drew about 100 firefighters and left no injuries reported.
  • The facade was fully scaffolded, which limited access and increased the risk of a scaffold collapse.
  • Authorities activated the Wasserwehr unit to collect and divert firefighting water to curb inside damage.
  • The fire service pushed a NINA alert, Germany’s official warning app, telling people to close windows as smoke moved west.
  • In a separate Neukölln apartment fire on Kottbusser Damm, five people self‑evacuated with no injuries, and police will investigate the cause.