Fire in Frankenberg: Patients evacuated from district hospital

Fire brigade and police on site with a large contingent

Residents asked to keep windows and doors closed

Frankenberg - On Friday evening, there was a major operation in Frankenberg (Waldeck-Frankenberg district) due to a fire. According to initial information, a fire broke out in a building on Külftalstrasse just before 6 p.m. The fire brigade and police are on site with a large contingent. Several residents of the affected building were able to save themselves. According to initial information, no one was injured. As a precaution, patients from the nearby district hospital were evacuated.

The fire brigade is currently extinguishing the fire. The extinguishing work is made more difficult by the strong wind. Residents of the surrounding buildings are asked to keep their windows and doors closed.

The cause of the fire is still unknown. The police have started investigations.

Update, 7:15 p.m.: According to information from the police, the fire has now been extinguished. The extinguishing work took about an hour. The cause of the fire is still unknown. The police have started investigations.