Tragedy in Hamburg: fire destroyed Hospital Wing – Three dead and dozens of injuries

A tragedy occurred in the early hours of Sunday in a hospital unit in Hamburg, Germany, where three elderly men died and dozens of people were injured due to a fire. According to local authorities, the fire broke out shortly after midnight, starting the ground floor of the wing that hosted elderly patients. The fire spread quickly to the front of the upper floor, releasing dense smoke that was spread at all levels of the building. The victims were three men, aged 84, 85 and 87, who failed to be saved. In total, 34 people were injured by the fire, with one of them being hospitalized in serious condition. The firefighting intervention was immediate, and its forces managed to control the fire in just 20 minutes. During the rescue operation, patients were found to call for help from the windows, which rescuers were removed either by stairs or through the hospital’s interior corridors. Part of the hospital […]
Source: News Beast

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