Fire damages substation in central Berlin
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- A fire damaged part of an electrical substation and a construction site in Berlin-Mitte shortly before 3 a.m.
- Police are investigating with the operator whether the blaze resulted from a crime or a technical fault; the power supply was not affected and no one was injured.
A fire damaged part of an electrical substation in Berlin-Mitte shortly before 3 a.m., while a construction site on the same grounds also caught fire.
Police said the criminal investigation department is now working with the operator to determine whether the blaze resulted from a criminal act or a technical defect.
The fire did not affect the electricity supply, and no one was injured. Police said they had no information about the background to the incident.
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Originally published by Die Zeit in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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