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Fire breaks out in garage at Allschwil residential and commercial building
A fire broke out overnight in a parking garage in Allschwil, in a building with homes and businesses.
Police received the alert at 2:38 a.m.
on Friday, 23 October 2026.
Residents left the building on their own, and no one was injured.
Thick black smoke had spread from the garage toward the entrance when emergency crews arrived.
Firefighters quickly put out the blaze, and the Hegenheimermattweg was temporarily closed during the work.
Police are investigating the cause, which remains unknown.
A fire broke out in an underground garage at a residential and commercial building on Hegenheimermattweg in Allschwil during the night of Friday, 23 October 2026.
Residents were able to leave the building on their own, and nobody was injured.
Firefighters quickly put out the blaze after thick black smoke spread from the garage and partly into the building’s entrance area.
The cause of the fire is unknown and is being investigated by Basel-Landschaft police.
Hegenheimermattweg was temporarily fully closed during firefighting operations.
- Who
- Residents left the building on their own. Firefighters and Basel-Landschaft police responded.
- What
- A fire broke out in an underground garage. Nobody was injured.
- When
- During the night of Friday, 23 October 2026; the fire report was received at 2:38 a.m.
- Where
- A residential and commercial building on Hegenheimermattweg in Allschwil, Basel-Landschaft.
- Why
- The cause of the fire is unknown and is under investigation.
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A fire broke out in the garage of a residential and commercial building on Hegenheimermattweg in Allschwil.
Police received a report of the fire.
Firefighters extinguished the blaze, and Hegenheimermattweg was temporarily fully closed.
- Location
- Hegenheimermattweg, Allschwil
- Date
- 23 October 2026
- Report received
- 2:38 a.m.
- Injuries
- None
- Cause
- Unknown; under investigation by Basel-Landschaft police