Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania: fire in the Ludwigslust clinic: suspected arson

Ludwigslust (dpa / mv) - A fire broke out in the "Helene von Bülow" clinic in Ludwigslust on Saturday.

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania: fire in the Ludwigslust clinic: suspected arson

Ludwigslust (dpa / mv) - A fire broke out in the "Helene von Bülow" clinic in Ludwigslust on Saturday. 25 patients had to be evacuated, the police said in the evening. She began investigations into the initial suspicion of serious arson. According to the information, the patients were all unharmed, but one firefighter suffered from mild smoke inhalation. The police assume property damage in the six-digit range.

According to initial findings, in the afternoon there was a fire in an unused area on the third floor of a part of the hospital complex. According to the police, the smoke gases that quickly spread to other rooms and floors in particular made it necessary to evacuate the 25 patients immediately. "In coordination with the hospital management, the hospital's emergency room has probably been canceled until Monday and is therefore not available for acute cases," it said.