Karlslust dance hall fire

Karlslust dance hall fire
Date8 February 1947
Time10:45 pm
LocationBerlin, Allied-occupied Germany
Coordinates52°34′1.6″N 13°11′50.42″E / 52.567111°N 13.1973389°E / 52.567111; 13.1973389
Also known asLoebel's Restaurant fire
Deaths81
Non-fatal injuries150

The Karlslust dance hall fire (also known as Loebel's Restaurant 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[1] to 88,[2] it marks possibly the worst fire disaster in Germany since the Second World War.[3] 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.

  1. ^ Gerlof, Andreas (7 February 1997). "Dann stürzte das Dach ein – es war grauenhaft". Berliner Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Spandauer Totentanz". Der Spiegel (in German): 3–4. 15 February 1947. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Flammendes Inferno im Lokal Karlslust" (PDF). Berliner Abendblatt (in German). 4 February 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2013.