A tragic fire at a hospital in Uelzen, located approximately 100 kilometers south of Hamburg in Lower Saxony, Germany, resulted in one fatality and left 22 others injured, six of them in critical condition due to smoke inhalation and burns. The fire, originating on the hospital’s third floor late on Thursday, was swiftly contained after spreading to multiple patient rooms. Emergency responders, totaling around 140 personnel, rescued numerous individuals and set up a triage area for patient assessment. Those affected were either relocated within the hospital or transferred to nearby medical facilities. The full extent of the damage and the total number of people impacted by the fire remained unclear initially.