Electric wheelchair fire in Munich forces overnight evacuation
Munich (ots)
Friday, March 27, 2026, 2:28 a.m. – Dantestraße
A fire broke out overnight in Munich's Nymphenburg district after an electric wheelchair caught fire.
At around 2:30 a.m., a resident alerted the fire department, reporting heavy smoke in their apartment and a burning electric wheelchair in the stairwell. When emergency crews arrived, they found the ground-floor hallway and adjacent stairwell up to the second floor filled with thick smoke. Firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze. Since one ground-floor apartment was heavily smoke-logged, they escorted a resident and their dog outside. On the first floor, another person was seen at a window, but as there was no immediate danger inside, the incident commander decided to leave them in place.
Most residents remained safely in their apartments, preventing further smoke spread. Crews used high-powered fans to clear the affected areas and checked all impacted units for smoke infiltration. A final sweep confirmed no carbon monoxide contamination in the building. All apartments remain habitable.
During the operation, paramedics assessed three individuals, who were able to stay on site.
The Munich Fire Department has no information on the cause of the fire or the extent of property damage. Police have launched an investigation.
No photographs of the incident are available from the Munich Fire Brigade.
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