What the records say
- When
- 8 Feb 1947
- Kind
- Fire
- Coordinates
- 52.57° N, 13.20° E
- Description
- 1947 fire in Berlin, Germany
Karlslust dance hall fire
1947 fire in Berlin, Germany
The Karlslust dance hall fire occurred on 8 February 1947 in Hakenfelde, a locality of Spandau in what was then the British sector of Berlin. With its death toll of 80 to 88, it marks possibly the worst fire disaster in Germany since the Second World War. The death toll is today considered to be 81: 80 guests and the owner of the restaurant, Julius Loebel, who died while attempting to save a cashbox.
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