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1 dead, 19 people injured in German hospital fire

Published: 10 Sep 2019 - 09:36 am | Last Updated: 02 Nov 2021 - 08:10 am

AP

Berlin: Officials say one person has died and 19 more have been injured in a fire at a hospital in the western German city of Duesseldorf.

City authorities said Tuesday that the fire broke out late Monday at Duesseldorf's Marienhospital.

A 77-year-old man died at the scene.

Duesseldorf fire service spokesman Christopher Schuster said seven people suffered serious injuries from smoke inhalation, four of them life-threatening.

The cause of the fire is being investigated.