Police and firefighters were called to the Gdansker Straße in Wismar late on 12 November 2026 after a fire broke out in a multi-family house. When crews arrived at around 22:10, they saw heavy smoke coming from the building’s stairwell. Firefighters began extinguishing the blaze and evacuated residents from the affected stairwell. Police ordered residents from two other stairwells to leave the building while the operation was under way. Evacuees were taken to the Fire Brigade Friedenshof for initial medical checks and to warm up. During the firefighting, investigators found two deceased people aged 26. After the flames were put out, police reported two fatalities and 14 injured people in total, with three injured people taken to Wismar hospital for treatment. For 15 people who needed accommodation, the housing cooperative arranged temporary shelter. Other residents found places to stay with friends or relatives. The fire scene was sealed for investigation and the police have opened probe proceedings into the cause of the blaze. The amount of damage is not yet available. Police said the investigation into the fire’s origin is ongoing.