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In a fire on Sunday night, meter-high flames spread to the ceiling of the Onkel-Toms-Hütte metro station in Berlin-Zehlendorf. A fire department spokesman at the scene said a seriously injured person was airlifted to a special clinic. Three people suffered mild smoke inhalation, including a child. By 11.30pm, the fire was largely under control.
A spokesman said the fire department was called to the subway station in southern Berlin at 9 p.m. The fire initially broke out at a snack bar in the adjacent row of stores and spread to two other stores. The flames were meters high and there was also deflagration.
The Berlin fire brigade is on the scene with around 100 emergency services. Although the fire is now under control, according to the fire department spokesperson, there is no longer any danger to residents. However, small nests of embers were lit over and over again.
Firefighting work is complicated because the flat roof covered with roofing felt is no longer stable enough to be entered and extinguished directly from above, the fire department spokesman explained.
The flames did not spread to the next house, but there was a lot of smoke. Around the metro station there are shreds of roofing felt and fire-fighting foam on the floor. The Argentinische Allee between Onkel-Tom-Strasse and Riemeisterstrasse is brilliantly lit by emergency vehicles, the scene of the fire itself is completely devastated.
According to the RBB, train traffic on the U3 line is interrupted between the Breitenbachplatz underground station and the Krumme Lanke underground station. A replacement bus service has been created. Recently, a renaming of the Onkel-Toms-Hütte metro station was discussed. (with dpa)
