Overview
- Rescue teams recovered two women and later a man from the rubble, and police announced on Thursday that the missing‑person search is over.
- The building, a Gründerzeithaus on James‑von‑Moltke‑Straße near the station, collapsed on Monday evening for reasons under investigation.
- Emergency crews used heavy machinery, suction equipment, search dogs, cameras and hand‑digging to work through unstable, dusty rubble as they searched deeper layers.
- A gas leak was detected hours after the collapse, officials say, and crews drained local gas lines to lower the risk of further explosions while the Kriminalpolizei collected evidence.
- Responders warned that the 24–72 hour ‘golden rescue time’ for finding survivors had passed, families were supported by crisis teams, and forensic tests will determine identities and causes in the coming days.