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Munich Construction-Site Fire Near School Sends Large Smoke Plume, No Injuries

Investigators are reviewing the cause after a fire door contained the smoke, keeping damage limited.

Overview

  • Firefighters were alerted at about 13:21 to a blaze on Torquato-Tasso-Straße in Milbertshofen-Am Hart beside a school undergoing renovation.
  • Stored insulation and construction materials burned intensely, creating a smoke column visible across northern Munich.
  • Roughly 50 firefighters attacked the fire from multiple sides, called in reinforcements, and brought it under control the same afternoon.
  • Construction workers had evacuated the area and attempted to use extinguishers before professional crews arrived.
  • A newly installed fire door in the adjacent building prevented wider smoke spread, with only light smoke and heat damage reported as the cause and total losses remain under investigation.