US Edition3 patients are killed in a fire that broke out at a hospital in the German city of Hamburg
- A fire broke out around midnight from May 31 to June 1, 2025, in the geriatric ward of Marienkrankenhaus hospital in Hamburg, killing three patients and injuring dozens.
- Police arrested a 72-year-old patient suspected of starting the blaze while investigators explore possible psychiatric issues related to the incident.
- Firefighters deployed 200 personnel, evacuated elderly patients with reduced mobility along corridors, and contained the fire before it spread to other wards.
- The three individuals who died were between 84 and 87 years old, 34 others sustained injuries, and according to spokesperson Lorenz Hartmann, multiple elderly individuals with limited mobility needed assistance to be moved through the hallways.
- The event prompted investigations, suspension of non-emergency services, an aid package for victims, and renewed calls for stricter hospital safety regulations in Germany.
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The German police arrested a 72-year-old man for a fire that killed at least three people at the Marien Hospital in Hamburg, northern Germany, during the night, inform DW.
A 72-year-old patient is accused of setting the fire in the Hamburg Marienkrankenhaus, where three men died. The suspect is to be presented to the judge today.
After the fire in a hospital in Hamburg, the police arrested a suspect.
German police arrested a patient on Sunday on suspicion of starting a fire at a hospital in Hamburg. Three men, aged 84, 85 and 87, died in the fire on Saturday and another 34 people were injured, one seriously, police said.
In a fire on a geriatric ward, three people aged 84, 85 and 87 died. Investigators believe that a patient is responsible for the disaster.
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