Overview
- The fires broke out at about 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, November 15, 2026, and spread over roughly 200 metres of Kölner Damm in the Gropiusstadt neighborhood.
- At least ten vehicles were involved, including a truck, several transporters and a motorhome, with additional nearby cars suffering thermal damage from radiant heat.
- Berliner Feuerwehr deployed 39 personnel and 12 vehicles to the scene and extinguished the fires, preventing the blaze from spreading to more vehicles.
- Police closed the affected section of Kölner Damm for about three hours while crews worked and the scene was cleared.
- Polizei Berlin and the state criminal police have opened a probe on suspicion of arson, and investigators will examine causes and whether the fires were targeted which could prompt changes to local parking and safety measures.