Tragedy last night in a hospital in the German city of Uelzen, south of Hamburg in Lower Saxony .
A fire broke out in the structure which caused the death of one person and the very serious injury of six others, all with life-threatening injuries . Many other people suffered minor injuries, the authorities said.
The fire broke out at 10.45pm and when emergency services personnel arrived, flames and a lot of smoke were visible on the third floor, police said. Several calls for help could be heard from the building, the hospital was evacuated after the flames were put out.
The police have launched an investigation into the causes of the fire, which is estimated to have caused damage of over one million euros .
(Unioneonline/L)
