Image: APA/dpa/Philipp Schulze
As the police in Lüneburg announced on Friday, three of the victims died in the clinic, two people were taken to another hospital and died there. Age and gender were not initially mentioned. According to the hospital, six people were seriously injured and 16 others were slightly or moderately injured. The cause of the fire is unclear.
This broke out on the third floor of a wing of the Uelzen Clinic. There was a lot of smoke. When the emergency services arrived, cries for help could be heard. The fire department initiated rescue measures and, together with the police, brought several people to safety. It was said that the quick intervention prevented the fire from spreading. The cause of the fire remained unclear; according to a spokesman, investigations are underway in all directions, and an expert report should also provide information on the cause of the fire. According to initial estimates, the total damage could amount to more than one million euros.
Ward 3.4 for internal medicine, cardiology, pulmonology and angiology of the clinic, which is a primary care hospital with 303 beds, was affected. Regarding the fifth fatality, a police spokesman said on Friday evening that the patient was initially taken to another hospital after the fire. He died there from his life-threatening injuries on Friday afternoon. NDR first reported.
“We are deeply saddened, our condolences and thoughts are with the relatives of the deceased and the injured patients,” said a spokesman for the hospital. Several stations cannot be used for the time being. Around 50 patients should therefore be transferred to surrounding hospitals. In addition, no patients can be admitted or treated in the emergency room up to and including January 12th.
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