Friedrichshain is a Berlin quarter. It sits in Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, once East Berlin, and has become a trendy, gentrified district near Mitte and Kreuzberg.
A fire has broken out in a Berlin apartment building, with residents evacuated. One person was reported to have jumped into a fire truck’s basket, and the blaze was brought under control within three hours. Authorities have not yet determined the cause.