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1 person died, 5 injured in fire at Berlin's hospital


Fri 02 Apr 2021 | 06:34 PM
Omnia Ahmed

One person died and five others were injured as fire broke out in a hospital in Berlin's southwestern Zehlendorf district, the German capital's fire department stated on Friday.

"A ward on the second floor of the hospital caught fire," the Berlin Fire Department said on Twitter. "One person died. Five people were injured, including three seriously."

The statement added that it took more than 100 firefighters and over three hours to extinguish the fire.

The cause of the fire has not been revealed yet, according to local broadcaster N-TV.