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Fire brigade forces are on duty at the refugee accommodation at the former Tegel Airport.
© Carsten Koall/dpa
After Tegel Airport was closed, the site in the northwest of the capital served as refugee accommodation.
Thousands live there in a very small space.
Now there is a fire there.
Berlin - According to the Berlin fire department, there were no injuries in a fire in the Tegel refugee accommodation.
A tent with an area of 1,000 square meters and space for 380 people burned down on Tuesday.
According to the operator, all residents were able to leave the accommodation in time, said the fire department spokesman.
He spoke of a “clear situation”.
The fire department could rule out the possibility of the fire spreading to other tents.
dpa