Incendie au K Club à Kehl : 750 personnes évacuées, le bâtiment détruit

A fire broke out at approximately 3:45 a.m. on Sunday, March 29, 2026, at the K Club nightclub in Kehl, Baden-Württemberg, destroying the building while roughly 750 people were inside. All guests evacuated on their own before the flames spread to engulf the entire structure, according to the Préfecture de police d’Offenburg. Three people received treatment from emergency services, though accounts differ on the severity: Le Parisien reported they were injured and taken to hospital, while Der Tagesspiegel cited a police spokeswoman saying they were stressed but uninjured and did not require hospitalization. The club, also known as the Kiss-Club, is a well-known venue for hip-hop and Afro music in the region, drawing guests from the nearby French city of Strasbourg. The cause of the fire remains unknown and is under investigation.

750 fêtards sortent à temps alors que les flammes gagnent tout le bâtiment The fire broke out inside the club, which is situated in an industrial area of Kehl near the French border, and spread rapidly to consume the entire building, police said. According to Der Tagesspiegel, the venue has a total capacity of up to 1500 (personnes) — capacité maximale du K Club, with 400 seats, meaning it was operating at roughly half its capacity when the fire started. When firefighters arrived, thick clouds of smoke were already rising from the club's roof, according to 20 Minuten. A large portion of the partygoers had already made their way outside by the time emergency services reached the scene. The evacuation was completed without a mass casualty event, though witnesses described harrowing scenes during the exit. „We were dancing when the alarm was raised. As we made our way to the exit, we saw several girls whose hair was on fire.” — Witnesses via Le Parisien Adjacent buildings were not endangered by the fire, police confirmed.

Au moins 80 secours mobilisés pendant plusieurs heures 80 (secouristes) — nombre minimum d’intervenants déployés pour l’incendie du K Club At least 80 personnel from the fire brigade, police, and rescue services were dispatched to the scene in the early morning hours, according to a police spokeswoman cited by Der Tagesspiegel. Firefighting units from Kehl were joined by crews from surrounding municipalities, as well as police units from both Kehl and Offenburg. The extinguishing operation continued for several hours after the fire started, with fire crews still working at the scene well into Sunday morning. Criminal police investigators from the Police criminelle were unable to enter the building to begin their investigation until firefighting work was complete. Numerous witnesses were questioned at the scene in an effort to establish the cause of the blaze. No information on the extent of financial damage was available as of Sunday morning, police said.

L’incendie rappelle un sinistre mortel dans une discothèque suisse L’incendie du K Club a immédiatement été rapproché dans les médias allemands d’un incendie de réveillon survenu dans un bar de Crans-Montana, en Suisse, où 41 personnes sont mortes et des dizaines ont été blessées, selon Der Tagesspiegel. Ce feu avait été provoqué par des fontaines de fête étincelantes qui avaient enflammé la mousse du plafond. Au moment de l’incendie de Kehl, l’affaire de Crans-Montana faisait encore l’objet d’une attention publique et officielle en Suisse. L’incident de Kehl s’est produit dans une ville située sur le Rhin, juste en face de Strasbourg, ce qui faisait du K Club une destination transfrontalière pour la vie nocturne dans la région de l’Ortenaukreis. La réputation du club comme lieu dédié au hip-hop et à la musique afro a attiré une clientèle régulière des deux côtés de la frontière franco-allemande, selon plusieurs comptes rendus. Le bâtiment a été entièrement détruit et n’était pas accessible dimanche matin, selon des informations de presse concordantes citées par Blick.ch. Les enquêteurs n’ont pas encore établi de cause ni déterminé si l’incendie était accidentel ou volontaire. Aucun chiffrage officiel des dégâts matériels n’avait été publié au moment du reportage.