Gelsenkirchen (dpa / lnw) - After a fire in a hospital in Gelsenkirchen, the affected station is no longer usable for the time being. The fire broke out in a patient's room just before midnight on Tuesday, a fire department spokesman said. The patient was in the closed psychiatric area. According to the information, the bed was on fire when the emergency services arrived. According to initial suspicions, the spokesman assumes arson.
The fire was brought under control after a short time. However, the smoke had spread to several floors of the clinic. According to the spokesman, this is due to inadequate fire protection measures.
All patients and the nursing staff in the ward area were able to be evacuated in good time on Tuesday night. A total of 37 people were affected. Two nurses had suffered smoke inhalation and had to be treated in the hospital.
