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Two Hospital Fires in Vienna and Leipzig Contained With No Injuries

Responses ranged from Vienna’s Alarm Level 3 deployment to a criminal probe in Leipzig.

Overview

  • In Vienna’s Wiener Klinik Landstraße, a smoldering fire in a roof construction area triggered an escalation from Alarmstufe 2 to 3 and a deployment of 16 firefighting vehicles.
  • Firefighters opened roof cladding, used extinguishing lances and temporarily imposed a rescue restriction to bring the situation under control.
  • The Wiener Gesundheitsverbund reported no evacuations and no injuries, with smoke and potential water ingress now subject to follow-up checks.
  • In Leipzig, police said a cabinet in an office within the basement kitchen area caught fire, generating heavy smoke that prompted several internal patient relocations.
  • No injuries were reported in Leipzig, the extent of damage remains undetermined, and the Kriminalpolizei with a fire-cause specialist are investigating.