Hospital fire in northern Germany kills two, injures dozens
The blaze forced a mass evacuation, and officials said the injured were not seriously hurt.
- On Thursday, a fire broke out at a hospital in Ludwigslust, Germany, killing two patients and injuring more than 30 others early in the morning.
- Located in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, 40 km south of Schwerin, the facility is the only hospital in Ludwigslust and has 160 beds.
- Before dawn, the roof structure caught fire, forcing a mass evacuation of patients and staff; Initial reports suggested the blaze began in a patient room, though the cause remains unclear.
- Police confirmed the two fatalities were patients at the facility, and while more than 30 people were injured, authorities noted that none sustained serious injuries.
- Regional authorities are investigating the incident in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district, though officials have not provided further details on the blaze's cause.
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Fire department crews and emergency medical services from across the region were dispatched to the scene. The circumstances of the incident are being investigated by the relevant services. The fire reportedly broke out in the attic of the radiology building. The rapidly spreading smoke posed the greatest threat. Read also: Fire at hospital. Nearly two hundred people evacuated. There were 82 patients in the hospital. Immediate evacuation was nece…
A serious fire broke out at a hospital in Ludwigslust, Germany, killing two patients.
At least two people have died and more than 30 were injured after a fire broke out in the roof structure of a hospital in the northern German town of Ludwigslust early Thursday, officials and police said. The two victims were both patients at the facility, regional authorities said, according to Germany's dpa news agency. The cause of the blaze at the hospital remains unclear, the Telegraph reports. According to broadcaster NDR, the fire broke o…
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