Smoke rises from a window on Ernststrasse in Berlin-Borsigwalde Photo: Spreepicture
From the BZ editorial team
A man was injured in a fire in a residential facility in Berlin-Borsigwalde on Tuesday evening around 11:15 p.m.
As the police announced on Wednesday, the fire in the Reinickendorf district may have been arson.
Several emergency vehicles raced to the scene of the fire Photo: Spreepicture
Witnesses are said to have observed a resident leaving the room on the ground floor of the five-story building.
The police have not yet provided any further details.
The fire department was on site and extinguished the flames. According to BZ information, several animals were also taken out of the house.
A firefighter brings an animal out of the house to safety Photo: Spreepicture
Rescue workers took the resident of a neighboring room to hospital with suspected smoke inhalation. A fire commissioner is now investigating suspected serious arson.