Berlin fire brigade warns of toxic fumes from metal factory blaze

DPA
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Dark smoke rises after a fire broke out in a factory in Berlin-Lichterfelde. According to a fire department spokesperson this morning, a technical room on the second floor of a factory building was "fully engulfed in flames". Chemicals were stored in the metal technology company. Christoph Soeder/dpa
Dark smoke rises after a fire broke out in a factory in Berlin-Lichterfelde. According to a fire department spokesperson this morning, a technical room on the second floor of a factory building was "fully engulfed in flames". Chemicals were stored in the metal technology company. Christoph Soeder/dpa

The Berlin fire brigade has warned the public of hazardous fumes following a fire at a metal technology company located in the south-west of the city.

A fire broke out in a factory on Friday. A technical room on the first floor of a factory building was "fully engulfed in flames," according to a fire brigade spokesman.

Chemicals were stored in the metal technology company. As a precautionary measure, the fire brigade had issued a hazard warning.

Residents were asked to keep windows and doors closed as the volume of smoke was increasing. The results of air pollution tests were not yet available.

According to the spokesman, there were no injuries. All people were able to evacuate the area.

The fire brigade was on site with almost 130 firefighters and used extinguishing foam. The building could not be entered at first.

The Berlin fire department members on duty after a fire broke out in a factory in Berlin-Lichterfelde. According to a fire department spokesperson this morning, a technical room on the second floor of a factory building was "fully engulfed in flames". Chemicals were stored in the metal technology company. Christoph Soeder/dpa
The Berlin fire department members on duty after a fire broke out in a factory in Berlin-Lichterfelde. According to a fire department spokesperson this morning, a technical room on the second floor of a factory building was "fully engulfed in flames". Chemicals were stored in the metal technology company. Christoph Soeder/dpa
The Berlin fire department members on duty after a fire broke out in a factory in Berlin-Lichterfelde. According to a fire department spokesperson this morning, a technical room on the second floor of a factory building was "fully engulfed in flames". Chemicals were stored in the metal technology company. Christoph Soeder/dpa
The Berlin fire department members on duty after a fire broke out in a factory in Berlin-Lichterfelde. According to a fire department spokesperson this morning, a technical room on the second floor of a factory building was "fully engulfed in flames". Chemicals were stored in the metal technology company. Christoph Soeder/dpa