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14.11.2020 20:52
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Fire in the intensive care unit: ten corona patients dead, seven seriously injured
Disaster in a Romanian intensive care unit. Ten dead and seven seriously injured, including the doctor.
Piatra Neamt (Romania) – Ten seriously ill Patients with Covid-19 died of severe burns on Saturday night at a hospital in the northeastern Romanian city of Piatra Neamt.
The first photos of the building are circulating on Twitter. © Twitter / Screenshot / @ ic_iordachescu
The fire had broken out in the intensive care unit, where a total of 16 patients were artificially ventilated.
Seven other people suffered severe burns, including the doctor in charge of the intensive care unit.
According to the authorities, it is likely that a short circuit caused the fire.
The media commented that the oxygen in the fans may have made the fire worse.
Health Minister Nelu Tataru immediately traveled to the scene of the accident.
The prosecutor was expected to investigate the causes.
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