One person died and many others were injured in a fire that broke out yesterday evening at a hospital in the German town of Uelzen, south of Hamburg in Lower Saxony. As informed by the local police. There are six seriously injured people with life-threatening injuries and “many more” with minor injuries, the authorities say.
The fire broke out at 10:45 p.m. and when emergency responders arrived, flames and “a lot of smoke” could be seen on the third floor, according to police. “Cries for help were heard from the building and the hospital was evacuated once the fire was extinguished,” authorities added. Police have launched an investigation into the causes of the fire, which is estimated to have caused damage in excess of one million euros.
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