Overview
- Stoeckel says a long-time neighbor set his own flat on fire, and the blaze on Monday, March 23 was knocked down in about 15 minutes after smoke detectors alerted residents.
- Firefighting water flooded the Altbau and cut power and water, and Stoeckel and other tenants cannot live in their homes and are staying elsewhere.
- He is staying in a hotel and is asking followers to help him find a three- to four-room place in West Berlin, and he wants leads for displaced neighbors as well.
- Officials have not confirmed arson, a suspect, or an incident record tied to this building, and one outlet cites a February 23 Schöneberg fire report without a confirmed link.
- Stoeckel says he will push fire safety awareness around smoke detectors and call for more psychosocial emergency support for people shaken by such events.