Traffic at the Zoologischer Garten (Zoo garden) train station in Berlin was stopped following the appearance of a huge amount of smoke at the station.
Aktuell ist der Zugverkehr am #Bahnhof #Zoo wegen #Rauchentwicklung gesperrt! Betroffene Züge der #SBahn sollen zurück gesetzt werden. Zusammen mit @polizeiberlin und @Berliner_Fw sind wir vor Ort. pic.twitter.com/8JgdwYCWo4
— Bundespolizei Berlin (@bpol_b) December 31, 2017
Police and firefighters arrived at the scene. Due to the accident, the station was evacuated.
Berlin streets are rife with sirens and premature fireworks. 10 hours till midnight and it's already like DOWNFALL out here.
— Jürgen Fauth (@muckster) December 31, 2017
According to the newspaper "Bild," the cause of the smoke was a construction site fire.
#ULTIMAHORA#Berlín: Evacúan la estación de trenes del zoológico tras declararse un incendio seguido de una intensa humareda. pic.twitter.com/AYHdMh2EJG
— eSpain_News (@eSpainNews) December 31, 2017
At least 15 people were rescued by the fire department. One person was injured, according to the preliminary reports.
Immer noch viel #Feuerwehr am #BahnhofZoo in #Berlin pic.twitter.com/9nVp5MK84h
— Antje Kraschinski (@akraschi) December 31, 2017
