<div style="text-align: justify; "><b style="font-size: 1rem;">Three people died Tuesday in a fire at a hospital just south of Austria's capital, a spokeswoman said.</b><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"The cause of the fire could not yet be determined with certainty," said the spokeswoman for the hospital in Modling, about 14 kilometres (9 miles) from Vienna.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The fire broke out at the hospital at around 1:00 am local time (2300 GMT on Monday), according to a statement from the regional health agency.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Authorities said 33 vehicles, 170 firefighters and a Red Cross team were dispatched to put out the blaze, which was brought under control after two hours.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Uninjured patients were transferred to other facilities and an investigation has been launched, they said. AFP</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>