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Karlslust dance hall fire
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 to 88 people, it possibly marks the worst fire disaster in Germany since World War II, at least in the city of Berlin.
==The fire==
The ''Karlslust'' was the largest restaurant and dance hall in Spandau during the first half of the 20th century,〔 a two storied building with ballroom and bowling alley〔 famous for its "legendary" parties. On the evening of Saturday, 8 February 1947, the first post-war fancy-dress ball (as it was carnival time) took place.〔 The landlord, Julius Loebel, had been granted the concession that the curfew was lifted that night (Berlin was occupied at that time).〔 An estimated 750〔 to 800〔 (or even up to 1,000)〔 mostly young people attended the event, among them a number of British Army staff.〔〔
Because of the very low outside temperature of 〔 or ,〔〔 three potbelly stoves had been set up inside the ''Karlslust'' to provide heating. At around 22:45, when the party was in full swing, the wooden overhead beams of the structure caught on fire,〔 likely (as was later determined) as a result of the intense heat of the stove pipes.〔 As the ''Karlslust'' had been used as a prison in the last months of the war in Germany, windows were barred and doors had been walled up; a side door was frozen shut.〔〔 In the ensuing rush to the only exit, several people were trampled to death.〔〔 After three minutes, the entire roof of the building was on fire.〔
Realizing the extent of the fire, several of those who had already escaped returned to retrieve their winter clothing from the cloakroom.〔〔 This behaviour was later met with incredulity by the British authorities, but can be attributed to the tight supply situation in post-war Germany, where people were living on ration stamps.〔 Eventually, the roof of the ''Karlslust'' collapsed, burying those still inside.〔
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