Overview
- In Berlin‑Mitte, a resident alerted firefighters around 14:40 after smelling smoke and seeing it from a kitchen window on Zehdenicker Straße.
- Fire crews forced entry to the second‑floor apartment, found the 91‑year‑old tenant unresponsive, and resuscitation efforts were unsuccessful.
- Police said the State Criminal Police Office is investigating the Berlin fire to determine the exact cause.
- In Waldstetten (Ostalbkreis), an 84‑year‑old woman was found dead after a single‑family house caught fire on Saturday evening.
- A neighbor who tried to help and another resident sustained minor injuries in Waldstetten, where the house burned out completely and the cause remains unclear.