Overview
- A major fire broke out at the five‑storey LUP Clinic in Ludwigslust in the early hours, forcing large‑scale evacuations and emergency response.
- Police and Germany’s dpa confirmed two fatalities, both patients, and said more than 30 people were treated for injuries.
- Witnesses and local reporting described patients being moved outside in nightclothes and wheeled out in hospital beds before being taken to safe areas.
- Initial accounts conflict on where the blaze began, with some reports pointing to the radiology building or its roof and others to a patient’s room, and investigators have not yet confirmed an origin.
- The LUP Clinic is a 160‑bed acute hospital and the town’s only hospital, so damage and service disruption could have immediate effects on regional access to care while authorities continue emergency operations and inquiries.