Sprachenatelier is back in business!

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Taking a quick break from the language tips and advice to report on this week's news!
You may or may not have heard that there was a fire in our beautiful old building late on Sunday night (10.04). At the top of the building above our three floors, there are shared flats. It was here where the fire started, and was later found to be caused by a cable.
The fire took almost 2 hours to be put out, and the emergency services were still there on Monday morning, blocking off the area and managing the damage.

Two people who live in the top floor were evacuated and, luckily, nobody was hurt in the accident. Sadly, the beautiful tiled roof was seriously damaged and will need some repairing, but the school only suffered from a little water damage coming down from the top floor.
The school was closed on Monday 11th April to ensure the safety of the building for teaching. As of Tuesday, classes were running in the school again and now of course everything is back to normal... and the ceiling has finally stopped leaking!

We wanted to write this post just to explain exactly what happened on Sunday night, and also to express our gratitude to the students, the teachers, and of course the emergency services. The fantastic team spirit of Sprachenatelier really meant that we could get everything sorted and saved us from further damage. Everyone was so supportive and patient, and we cannot thank you enough for your understanding.
To read more what happened, and to see some pictures and a video, click below:


Location: Berlin, Deutschland

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