A fire broke out in a nursing home on Saturday night Photo: spreepicture
From the BZ editorial team
Seven people were injured in a fire in a care facility in Friedrichshain on Saturday morning.
According to the police’s previous findings, around 3:30 a.m., old furniture initially burned in the courtyard of the facility on Weidenweg.
The flames then spread to the facade and inside the building. The Berlin fire brigade was alerted by a fire alarm system. The heat from the fire was so intense that windows shattered and toxic fumes were drawn into the building.
The fire brigade was on site with around 100 emergency services, including numerous ambulances with emergency paramedics and emergency doctors.
The paramedics took care of the injured on an outpatient basis Photo: spreepicture
All people in the care facility were taken outside. Six of them had to be treated on an outpatient basis because of suspected smoke inhalation.
Numerous ambulances were called to the scene Photo: spreepicture
A police officer also suffered from smoke inhalation, was treated on an outpatient basis and then ended his service. The responsible fire department of the State Criminal Police Office took over the investigation.