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1 dead, 19 people injured in German hospital fire

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Officials say one person has died and 19 more have been injured in a fire at a hospital in the western German city of Duesseldorf.

City authorities said Tuesday that the fire broke out late Monday at Duesseldorf's Marienhospital.

A 77-year-old man died at the scene.

Duesseldorf fire service spokesman Christopher Schuster said seven people suffered serious injuries from smoke inhalation, four of them life-threatening. The cause of the fire is being investigated.

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First Published: Sep 10 2019 | 12:35 PM IST

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