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The Fröndenberg correctional hospital in North Rhine-Westphalia has a psychiatric ward with 16 places, eleven of which were occupied at the time of the fire.
According to initial findings, the fire in the Fröndenberg Prison Hospital in North Rhine-Westphalia was caused by a patient in the psychiatric ward setting fire to a mattress in the detention room. According to dpa information, this emerges from an internal information from the Ministry of Justice to the legal committee of the state parliament.
The 38-year-old patient and another prisoner were seriously injured. But there was no danger to life. According to the ministry, the fire alarm system at the correctional hospital went off at 2:03 p.m. The fire department arrived at 2:08 p.m.: “The prisoner was able to be rescued from the cell and given medical care. The fire was brought under control." Because of the fire, the psychiatric ward was completely evacuated. Eleven of the 16 places were occupied and the prisoners were moved to other wards within the correctional hospital. “The staff and prisoners affected by the event received medical care and examinations,” says the letter to the legal committee. A spokesman confirmed to the dpa this morning that this was the current status of the ministry. The police are continuing to investigate.
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