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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Patient Arrested for Setting Fire to Hospital that Killed Three Men
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.
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