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Bar fire in Berlin’s Charlottenburg injures residents in building
A fire destroyed a bar on Kaiserdamm in Berlin’s Charlottenburg district on Tuesday morning.
The bar was on the ground floor of a six-storey building that also contains care homes for older people.
Smoke spread into the building’s hallway, prompting a major response from firefighters and emergency services.
Reports differ on the number of people injured: one says three, while two say 21; three people were taken to hospital with smoke inhalation.
The fire was extinguished, and firefighters checked and ventilated apartments in the building.
Authorities are checking whether residents can return, while police investigate what caused the fire.
A fire broke out in a bar on Kaiserdamm in Berlin’s Charlottenburg district on Tuesday morning, October 20, 2026.
The fire service said three people were injured and taken to hospital with smoke inhalation, while two other outlets reported 21 people needed care, including three taken to hospital.
The bar was beneath care facilities, and smoke spread into the building’s hallway.
More than 110 emergency personnel responded, and the fire was later extinguished.
The cause remains unclear, and police have opened an investigation.
- Who
- Residents of the building were affected; reports differ on the number injured.
- What
- A fire broke out in a bar. Three people were taken to hospital with smoke inhalation; reports differ on the total number injured.
- When
- Tuesday morning, October 20, 2026; the fire service was alerted at about 7:40 a.m.
- Where
- A bar on Kaiserdamm near Sophie-Charlotte-Platz in Berlin’s Charlottenburg district.
- Why
- The cause of the fire is unclear.
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The fire service was alerted to a fire in the bar on Kaiserdamm.
More than 110 emergency personnel responded to the fire.
The fire service said the fire had been extinguished and clean-up work was continuing.
Police opened an investigation into the cause of the fire.
- Location
- Kaiserdamm near Sophie-Charlotte-Platz, Charlottenburg, Berlin
- Date
- October 20, 2026
- Emergency response
- More than 110 personnel; Tagesspiegel reported 113
- Injuries
- rbb24 reported 3; Tagesspiegel and WELT reported 21, including 3 taken to hospital
- Building
- Care facilities were located above the bar
- Fire cause
- Unknown; police investigating