Large-Scale Alert in Hamburg! The first explosions can be heard in HafenCity, then a fire spreads quickly. Many forces of the fire brigade are in use. The Federal Office for Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance warns to avoid the area and keep windows and doors closed.
Gigantic clouds of smoke spread over the entire HafenCity
A ten-story unfinished building is burning on Friday afternoon in Hamburg-Überseequartier. Several explosions had preceded this. More than 100 workers had to be evacuated. The fire brigade in Hamburg reports that gas cylinders should have exploded.
The police had asked residents of Hafencity and adjacent districts to keep windows and doors closed due to the development of smoke. However, by late afternoon there was no more smoke. “The fire is out,” confirmed a police spokesman.
No injuries after explosion in Hamburg Hafencity
The explosions occurred on the construction site for the new shopping center in Chicagostraße. The building on whose roof the explosions took place is still under construction, said a police spokesman. There are no casualties. The police are now investigating the cause.
A huge cloud of black smoke rises, horrified tourists and residents call “112”, construction workers flee from the huge building complex.
Inferno in the port of Hamburg and major alarm for the fire brigade and police.
Shortly before 5 p.m., a major fire broke out on the construction site of the new shopping center on Überseeallee. Numerous gas cylinders explode on the roof of the building. More than 100 workers get to safety and flee the construction site.
Warning apps such as KatWarn and NINA are triggered on tens of thousands of cell phones in Hamburg. The cloud of smoke can be seen in the neighboring parts of the city.
A crane operator, who was still working at a height above the construction site, climbed out of his cab onto the roof of the building and was brought to safety with a turntable ladder by rescuers from the fire brigade.
How it came to the fire is still unclear. A large contingent of rescuers were on duty until the evening hours.
According to BILD information, there are two slightly injured people. The fire site was confiscated. The fire investigators from LKA 45 come on Monday and examine the crime scene.