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One Dead in Fire on Psychiatric Ward at Rostock University Clinic

Investigators are probing the cause, with a fire expert set to inspect the scene.

Am Sonntagnachmittag brach ein Feuer in der psychiatrischen Klinik in Rostock aus.
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Bei einem Brand auf der Station einer Klinik in Rostock ist ein 26-Jähriger ums Leben gekommen. Das Feuer entstand aus noch ungeklärter Ursache am Sonntagnachmittag, wie die Polizei in der mecklenburg-vorpommerschen Stadt mitteilte.

Overview

  • Emergency crews were called shortly before 15:30 on Sunday to a blaze in a patient room on the closed Station P1 in Rostock-Gehlsdorf.
  • Firefighters extinguished the fire and found a 26-year-old patient dead in the affected room.
  • A nurse and another patient sustained minor smoke inhalation injuries and received medical care.
  • The ward was evacuated and 22 patients were transferred to other units within the hospital.
  • Criminal police secured evidence at the site, the cause and extent of damage remain unclear, and a fire-cause investigator will examine the ward on Monday.