Reinickendorf: firefighters find body after apartment fire
Firefighters discovered a dead person on Saturday evening while putting out a fire in a basement apartment in Berlin’s Reinickendorf district. Police are investigating the cause of the fire and death.
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A person was found dead on Saturday evening after a fire in an apartment building in Berlin’s Reinickendorf district. According to the fire brigade, a room in a basement apartment caught fire. While fighting the blaze, firefighters came across a lifeless person; an emergency doctor could only confirm death, the German Press Agency (dpa) and the Berliner Zeitung reported. No one else was injured, according to initial information.
An emergency electrical service cut power to the affected apartment and checked the wiring. The street was partially closed during the operation. Authorities initially gave no information on the cause of the fire.
“Police are now investigating the cause of the fire and of death,” the report said. Authorities have not yet released any details about the deceased.