- Title: At least two people killed in German hospital fire
- Date: 30th September 2016
- Summary: BOCHUM, GERMANY (SEPTEMBER 30, 2016) (REUTERS) WIDE HOSPITAL WITH BURNT-OUT ROOF BURNT-OUT ROOF SMOKE COMING OUT OF ROOF FIRE-FIGHTERS ON ROOF VARIOUS OF INTERIOR MINISTER OF NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA, RALF JAEGER, LOOKING AT SCENE HELICOPTER (SOUNDBITE) (German) INTERIOR MINISTER OF NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA, RALF JAEGER, SAYING: "We were lucky under the circumstances, we really have to say. Not all the wards were occupied because of renovations. The care-personal and the first fire-fighters met people crying out for help who were then evacuated. One can only thank those people for their dedication, otherwise it could have been much more tragic." VARIOUS OF FIREFIGHTING OPERATIONS ON SMOKING ROOF (SOUNDBITE) (German) INTERIOR MINISTER OF NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA, RALF JAEGER, SAYING: "There is a lot of damage caused by the fire. Of course now there is also a lot of water-damage because of the water used extinguishing the fire. The fire is not totally put out but it is under control. The very difficult roof construction made out of meal hindered a few remaining fire sources from being extinguished." FIREFIGHTING OPERATIONS ON SMOKING ROOF (SOUNDBITE) (German) INTERIOR MINISTER OF NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA, RALF JAEGER, SAYING: "Two people have died. One was found at the probable source of the fire. (There were also) 14 injured, 6 of them seriously. We could treat almost all of them here at the hospital, two had to be flown out to a special hospital in Aachen. We got off rather easy here. We cannot say anything about the cause of the fire, but we will analyse it thoroughly." VARIOUS OF DAMAGED HOSPITAL VARIOUS OF FIRE-FIGHTERS HOSPITAL PERSONNEL HOSPITAL
- Embargoed: 15th October 2016 09:21
- Keywords: fire hospital Bochum deaths
- Location: BOCHUM, GERMANY
- City: BOCHUM, GERMANY
- Country: Germany
- Topics: Arts/Culture/Entertainment
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- Story Text: Two people have been killed and at least 14 injured in a fire at a hospital in the west German town of Bochum, the Interior Minister of the Western German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Ralf Jaeger, confirmed. The fire broke out at the Bergmannsheil university hospital on Thursday (September 29) night.
Jaeger said that they were "lucky under the circumstances" because not all wards were occupied due to renovations.
"Two people have died. One was found at the probable source of the fire. (There were also) 14 injured, 6 of them seriously. We could treat almost all of them here at the hospital, two had to be flown out to a special hospital in Aachen. We got off rather easy here," he said.
Jaeger said that he could not say anything about the cause of the fire, but said it would be investigated thoroughly.
The 650-bed facility is one of the largest in the region. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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