Risk of collapse in Berlin: residents must leave their apartments

Risk of collapse in Berlin: residents must leave their apartments

In a inhabited apartment building in Berlin, more precisely in the Schöneberg district, there was a risk of collapse. Construction workers who carried out renovation work discovered severe damage to the foundation of the house. A structural engineer warned of the impending danger and the residents had to leave their apartments without knowing how long the evacuation would take.

For some time now, the residents of the corner house in Schöneberg had noticed that the plaster was crumbling on the facade. In addition, cracks in the walls had become visible that indicated structural problems. On Tuesday, the construction workers found that the foundation of the building was far from a dilapidated, which led to the escalation of the situation.

After an assessment on Wednesday afternoon, a collapse of the house could not be excluded. As a result, all ten residents were asked to avoid certain rooms and finally to leave the building completely. The duration of the evacuation and the ban on the building of the building remained unclear for the time being, while the entire area was sealed off and the traffic was blocked.

The police are planning an emergency protection procedure in the next few days, in which measures such as moving in steel carriers to stabilize the house could be taken. The future of the building is currently in the stars, from a demolition to the restoration of the habitability, everything is conceivable. A construction company will ultimately have to define the necessary steps. It remains questionable whether the tenants can return to their apartments in the foreseeable future.