{"id":669858,"date":"2026-07-02T13:35:06","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T13:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/669858\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T13:35:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T13:35:06","slug":"hospital-fire-in-northern-germany-kills-two-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/669858\/","title":{"rendered":"Hospital fire in northern Germany kills two"},"content":{"rendered":"

At least two people have died and at least one injured after a\u00a0fire broke out in the roof structure of a hospital in the northern German<\/a> town of Ludwigslust early on Thursday, officials and police said.<\/p>\n

Officials said one person was injured after inhaling smoke, after\u00a0initially saying dozens had been injured as a result of the blaze.<\/p>\n

The two fatalities were both patients at the facility, regional authorities said, according to Germany’s dpa news agency.<\/p>\n

\"EmergencyThe fire prompted a mass evacuationImage: Ralf Drefin\/SWM DV Studio\/dpa\/picture alliance<\/p>\n

What do we know about the fire in Ludwigslust?<\/p>\n

The cause of the blaze at the hospital remains unclear.<\/p>\n

According to broadcaster NDR, the fire broke out in a room with a patient, spreading to the roof of the radiology department.<\/p>\n

It said the fire was now under control.<\/p>\n

A spokeswoman for the regional authorities said the fire started in a room in the vascular surgery department.<\/p>\n

One patient died in that room and another in the room next to it, she said.<\/p>\n

Police said both victims were men, one of whom was 85 years old, while the other has not yet been identified.<\/p>\n

\"EmergencyThe fire triggered a large deployment of police, rescue workers and fire brigadeImage: Jens B\u00fcttner\/dpa\/picture alliance<\/p>\n

Large-scale evacuation of hospital<\/p>\n

Many patients and staff were\u00a0evacuated from the facility, which\u00a0has 160 beds, according to the hospital’s website.<\/p>\n

Police said traffic near the facility\u00a0had been considerably disrupted.<\/p>\n

The initial reports of dozens of injured were based only on the number of people being medically examined at the scene, who were mostly found to have been unharmed, officials said.<\/p>\n

The premier of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Manuela Schwesig, has expressed sorrow and offered condolences to the victims and their families.<\/p>\n

“My sorrow and my sympathy goes to the loved ones of the victims,” she said at a\u00a0press conference.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Schwesig also thanked the emergency services, saying they had helped prevent a worse catastrophe.<\/p>\n

\"Ludwigslust is a town of some 12,500 residentsImage: Jens B\u00fcttner\/dpa\/picture alliance<\/p>\n

State parliament holds moment of silence for victims<\/p>\n

Members of the state parliament stood for a moment in silence during their morning session to honor the victims of the fire.<\/p>\n

The hospital is the only one in the town.<\/p>\n

Ludwigslust is located in the northeastern state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern<\/a>, 40 km (25 miles) south of the state capital, Schwerin.<\/p>\n

Edited by: Karl Sexton<\/p>\n

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