Overview

• A blaze broke out in a cable channel at Hermannplatz station around 18:28 on July 5, producing smoke that led authorities to evacuate the U-Bahnhof platform.
• Sixty-six firefighters with 25 vehicles brought the fire under control in under an hour and reported no injuries.
• Services on lines U7 and U8 were suspended and road traffic at Hermannplatz was fully halted by police during the firefighting operation.
• Normal U-Bahn service resumed shortly after the blaze was contained and the station was ventilated.
• As part of an ongoing arson investigation into recent Berlin fires, officials will conduct systematic inspections of the station’s cable channels.