NEW YEAR'S EVE: MIGRANTS TURN BERLIN-NEUKÖLLN INTO A BATTLEFIELD

Firefighters responded to more than 1700 calls at the turn of the year, almost 700 more than a year ago during the Corona restrictions. From bangers and rockets 22 people were injured. In 38 cases, emergency workers were attacked and 15 of them were injured, he said. One of the injured rescuers even had to go to the hospital. According to initial information from the morning, a total of four vehicles of the fire department were so badly damaged that they can no longer be on duty.

According to the report, the fire department itself concluded that it had been well prepared for the New Year's night, but was then surprised "by the mass and intensity of the attacks on our emergency forces." Among other things, beer crates and fire extinguishers were thrown at vehicles, rescuers were shot at with pyrotechnics while extinguishing or emergency vehicles were looted, according to the BZ newspaper.