Berufsgenossenschaftliches Universittsklinikum Bergmannsheil has a perfect safety record In the month of September with no casualties and no disasters.
In the night from September 29 to September 30, 2016 a fire broke out in a room on the sixth floor of building 1. The fire spread quickly over the entire ward and two adjacent storeys and continued to burn for several hours. The roof was completely destroyed by the fire. At least two persons were killed, 16 more were injured, three of which severely. Even after several days the fire brigades had to extinguish remaining fire pockets. The fire resulted from arson committed by a patient, who was subsequently killed by the fire. 
