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A patient is transferred to the tensioned structure outside the entrance to the San Martino emergency room.
According to investigators, it is malicious: “Someone set fire to a blanket.” Patients housed in the tensioned structure installed in the square in front of the entrance to the emergency service. At 9.30 the structure was back in full operation
Genoa – The San Martino hospital emergency room was evacuated shortly before 6 a.m. M. fire. As reconstructed, the fire would have broken out inside a room and would be malicious: for the researchers, someone would have set fire to a blanket.
There are no injuries but 22 patients (of a total of thirty that were in the affected area) have been transferred to the tensioned structure in the first aid area, where heat pumps have been turned on to ensure an adequate temperature for patients and staff. Nine other patients They were taken to Obi’s room.
At the scene, in addition to the firefighters of the Genoa East detachment and internal security personnel, the general manager Salvatore Giuffrida, the medical director Gianni Orengo and the emergency director Angelo Gratarola.
Wet and dirty floors after activation of the fire suppression system
Investigations are underway to reconstruct what happened in detail.
The fire was extinguished very quickly. Fortunately there was no structural damage, but the emergency department was full of to smoke and of Water, also because the fire suppression system was activated. The operation is underway to recover the area and clean all the rooms.
The operations center of the 118 all 6 triggered the rinsing protocol, trying – for less serious cases – to direct ambulances to other structures. At 9:30 am the emergency returned and the emergency room was operational again.
Cleaning inside the emergency room
