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Neukölln Apartment Blast Kills 82-Year-Old, Three Units Remain Sealed

Emergency services are yet to determine what triggered the dangerous explosion.

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Nach einer nächtlichen Explosion in einer Wohnung in Berlin haben Rettungskräfte einen tödlich verletzten 82-Jährigen gefunden. Laut Polizei starb er offenbar durch die Detonation eines noch nicht näher identifizierten "gefährlichen Gegenstands".

Overview

  • The blast tore through a third-floor flat in Gropiusstadt around 0:15 UTC, fatally injuring its 82-year-old resident.
  • Firefighters evacuated 44 apartments in two adjacent buildings, with occupants spending the night in a care bus.
  • A structural engineer reopened all but three units by 6 a.m., while the two flats beneath the blast site and one additional unit stay off-limits pending further safety checks.
  • Forensic teams with Berliner Polizei and Kriminaltechnik are probing the origin and nature of the explosive device that caused the blast.
  • In a separate Marzahn incident earlier this week, a 17-year-old handling explosives was hospitalized with severe injuries and faces charges for causing an explosion.