A balcony burned in Morsbronner Weg in Mariendorf Photo: Spreepicture
By Dirk Boettger
At around 2.10 a.m. on Thursday night, the Berlin fire brigade was alerted in Morsbronner Weg to Mariendorf.
There were furnishings and a wooden floor on a fire on the second floor of a four-story apartment building.
The fire was quickly brought under control with the rapid intervention of the fire brigade. This prevented the flames from spreading into the apartment.
The fire brigade in Morsbronner Weg in Mariendorf Photo: Spreepicture
Before the fire brigade arrived, nine residents, including the residents of the fire apartment, got themselves to safety.
According to initial information, the cause of the fire was improper storage of glowing coal for a water pipe hookah, act. The police are investigating.
