Major fire breaks out at hospital in Hamburg: fatalities and many injured
German police have arrested a 72-year-old man in connection with a fire that resulted in the deaths of at least three people at the Marien Hospital in Hamburg overnight.
A 72-year-old man was arrested in connection with the fire at the Marien hospital in in the northern German city of Hamburg., police said.
The man, a patient at the hospital, could potentially be considered a suspect, according to the police. The fire which caused the deaths of three people, with at least 34 others injured.
The suspect is reportedly set to be brought in front of a judge on Monday.
"In the course of collecting witness examination, there were signs that a 72-year-old patient could be a strong suspect of the fire," police said, adding that the patient’s mental state is being examined as part of the ongoing investigation.
Authorities previously said 16 suffered serious injuries, and at least one person was in a life-threatening condition.
What do we know about the fire?
The fire started shortly after midnight in one of the buildings of the Marien Hospital in the city’s Hohenfelde neighborhood.
Heavy smoke then engulfed all floors of the building, a fire department spokesperson said.
It was not immediately clear how the fire started. It apparently broke out in a room in the department for geriatric care on the building’s ground floor.
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