Over 20 fire engines and 100 firefighters rushed to the Berlin Philharmonic after a fire broke out. No one was injured but the rush was on to put out the blaze and save the instruments inside from damage. Massive plumes of smoke billowed across central Berlin on Tuesday as over 100 firefighters battled to put out a blaze at Berlin's Philharmonic concert hall. The fire was reported shortly after 2 p.m. and 21 fire engines and 110 firefighters immediately rushed to the building, which is located next to Berlin's central Tiergarten park. Visitors who had been attending a lunchtime concert were evacuated from the building, and musicians could be seen rushing from the building with their instruments.
Over 20 fire engines and 100 firefighters rushed to the Berlin Philharmonic after a fire broke out. No one was injured but the rush was on to put out the blaze and save the instruments inside from damage.
Massive plumes of smoke billowed across central Berlin on Tuesday as over 100 firefighters battled to put out a blaze at Berlin's Philharmonic concert hall.
The fire was reported shortly after 2 p.m. and 21 fire engines and 110 firefighters immediately rushed to the building, which is located next to Berlin's central Tiergarten park. Visitors who had been attending a lunchtime concert were evacuated from the building, and musicians could be seen rushing from the building with their instruments.
A spokesman for the Berlin fire brigade said on Wednesday the fire was now completely extinguished and scarcely any water had penetrated the main concert hall, which is renowned for its fine acoustics. As much as a third of the roof, or around 1,600 square metres (17,200 square feet) of space, had been affected by the flames and heat, but if engineers detect no serious structural damage concerts could restart in a few days, he added.
As much as a third of the roof, or around 1,600 square metres (17,200 square feet) of space, had been affected by the flames and heat, but if engineers detect no serious structural damage concerts could restart in a few days, he added.
