Fire service called out to the Kaiser-Karl-Ring Two injured after fire in Bonn LVR clinics
Bonn · The courageous intervention of the nursing staff on a ward of the Bonn LVR clinics prevented more serious consequences resulting from a fire in a patient's room.
Late on Sunday afternoon, 30 firefighters from the Bonn fire brigade were deployed to the LVR clinics at Kaiser-Karl-Ring, following the triggering of the automatic fire alarm system from a ward on the ground floor at 5.04 p.m.
As the fire brigade announced yesterday evening, the nursing staff noticed a fire in a patient’s room and immediately brought all patients of the ward to secure areas within the building. Two nurses were slightly injured during the proceedings.
Fire-fighting measures were not necessary, according to the fire brigade. A ventilation unit was used to remove smoke from the affected area. The operation was concluded at about 18.30. The cause of the fire is still unclear.
(Original text: Sebastian Meltz, translation John Chandler)
