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Ground-Floor Blaze at Berlin Home Leaves One Severely Injured

Officials said the fire was out within an hour with no cause or victim details released.

Overview

  • The blaze erupted late morning in a single-family house on Zitherstraße in Französisch-Buchholz, Pankow.
  • Firefighters were alerted around 11:20 a.m. and had the fire extinguished at about 12:30 p.m.
  • Roughly 50 personnel were deployed to the scene, according to the fire department.
  • The caller inhaled smoke when opening a door and was hospitalized with severe injuries.
  • No other injuries were reported, and authorities have not disclosed the injured person’s identity or the cause of the fire.