Overview
- An electrical fire broke out around 3:19 a.m. at Städtisches Klinikum Dresden-Friedrichstadt in a medium-voltage installation.
- Emergency admissions, outpatient services, planned surgeries and hospital transports were suspended for much of the day.
- Roughly 50 firefighters quickly contained the blaze, ventilated the affected room and checked surrounding buildings.
- Inpatient care continued on backup power, and police reported no signs of forced entry at the site.
- SachsenEnergie said the incident caused a network voltage drop that disabled several traffic lights, and the clinic reported full operability from 4 p.m.