By Dirk Boettger
In Gesundbrunnen, the entire roof of an apartment building caught fire. There was at least one explosion.
In the Neue Hochstrasse in Berlin-Gesundbrunnen, a roof fire kept the Berlin fire brigade in suspense on Wednesday evening. The roof could be extinguished late in the evening, said a spokesman for the fire brigade.
In the evening, a fire broke out on the roof of the eight-story scaffolded building. A fire department spokesman said there was a fireball when a compressed gas tank exploded on the house.
In the explosion, flying debris would have spread to the neighboring roofs. “We’ve checked them now,” said the fire department spokesman. But above all, the emergency services on the ground were at risk. The police cleared the sidewalks and streets of passers-by in an exemplary manner. Otherwise there would certainly have been injuries.”
It burned completely on the 300 square meter flat roof as well as on the eighth floor below, said the spokesman. The tenants on this floor had to leave their apartments and were looked after by the DRK.
The flat roof is on fire for almost the entire extent Photo: Spreepicture
The exact cause of the accident is still unclear. The Berlin fire brigade was on site with around 100 emergency services.
with dpa