The investigation into the fire with three dead patients at the Mödling State Hospital at the end of May was stopped. According to the Public Prosecution Service, no one can be accused of negligence. The cause of the fire is probably a cigarette; the flames are said to have originated from the bed of a 75-year-old from the Baden district.
An unknown person has been investigated on suspicion of negligently causing a fire. An expert was appointed to reconstruct what happened on the night of May 30. Additional questions were also sent to the expert in the summer.
Ultimately, the originally adopted version with the 75-year-old’s cigarette as the trigger turned out to be the most likely possibility. Apart from this man, no one can be accused of misconduct, Erich Habitzl, spokesman for the Wiener Neustadt public prosecutor’s office, emphasized on Wednesday.
No negligent behavior
As part of the investigation, allegations in the media that the city fire brigade had been notified delayed were also investigated. Here, according to Habitzl, the expert came to the conclusion that “it is understandable that in the case of 99.8 percent false fire alarms, people only respond if personal perceptions confirm this.” Even from the perspective of reasonableness, no negligent behavior can be deduced from this.
In addition, the understaffing of the company fire brigade was not the cause of the fire and was therefore “legally irrelevant”, according to the authority’s spokesperson. In addition, the mattresses and bedding used “complied with all standards and EU regulations” and a declaration of conformity from the manufacturer was also present.
In addition to the 75-year-old, a 78-year-old from the Mödling district and an 81-year-old from the Bruck district died in the fire. Leita for life. The men were hospitalized in the affected four-bed room. Another patient was not in the room at the time of the fire and survived.
Source: Krone
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