[ad_1]
Latest news .. According to the SANKO University Hospital statement, in the morning a fire broke out in the hospital’s Kovid-19 intensive care unit as a result of the high-flow oxygen device and the affected oxygen system.
As a result of the first intervention of the hospital staff and the rapid work of the Fire Department of the Metropolitan Municipality of Gaziantep, the fire was brought under control in a short time, while 8 patients died, 7 in the intensive care unit and 1 in transfer to another hospital.
MINISTER KOCA: OUR DEATH NUMBER IS 9
Health Minister Fahrettin Koca on Twitter, “The painful incident in the Gaziantep intensive care unit bothered us all. The death toll was 9. Other patients affected by the fire were taken to nearby hospitals by our 112 emergency teams. I wish God’s mercy for the deceased. We do. ” made the explanation.
MINISTER KOCA GOES TO GAZIANTEP
class = “cf”>
Health Minister Koca goes to Gaziantep to investigate the fire that occurred in the local hospital.
Mehmet Reşit Saydanoğlu (75), Fethiye Kırca (78), Naciye Ulukütük (56), Abdi Hamzaoğlu (68), Elif Akgül (85), Ökkaş Akbulut (69), Kahraman Taş (71) and Ali Saffet Kanpolat (64) died .
The statement indicated that other patients who were treated in the intensive care unit were referred to different hospitals and a judicial and administrative investigation was initiated on the matter.
class = “cf”>
EXPLANATION BY GOVERNOR GÜL
The Governor of Gaziantep, Davut Gül, made the following statements to journalists:
“The total capacity of the intensive care unit was 20. 19 people lay. 8 died, 11 were transferred to other hospitals. The fire was extinguished before it could spread to other units. The fire department intervened.
Our prosecution is investigating the deceased. The autopsy continues. 3 of them will be buried outside the province and 5 of them will be buried in our city.
The way the event occurs apparently looks like a technical equipment fire. It will emerge as a result of future research. It is seen from the device that gives oxygen to our patients.
Nobody was hurt in the incident. There are 14 patients. These are hospitalized patients. Of these 14 people, 11 are those who are discharged from the intensive care unit and the other 3 are those who were transferred to the other hospital. “
“NO FIRE INJURIES”
In a written statement made by the Gaziantep Governor’s Office, it was reported that a fire broke out as a result of the explosion of the oxygen breathing apparatus at 04:45 at the hospital and 8 people died from the incident.
In the statement, “11 patients were transferred to other hospitals in the vicinity. There were no fire-related injuries in the incident. Our relevant teams took the necessary precautions at the scene and investigations continue. We wish God’s mercy to our citizens. who lost their lives in the incident and our condolences to their grieving relatives. ” expressions were used.
* The first images of the explosion of the intensive care unit …
class = “cf”>
The Governor of Gaziantep, Davut Gül, gave the following statements from his Twitter account:
“I wish our 8 fellow citizens who died in the hospital fire and our nation good luck. The other patients were not injured in the fire, but were referred to other hospitals. Early intervention is our only consolation. Investigations continue.”
TWO ATTORNEYS OF THE REPUBLIC ASSIGNED
In the written statement of the Gaziantep General Prosecutor’s Office, it was recalled that 8 people lost their lives in the incident.
In the statement, “our Gaziantep General Prosecutor’s Office assigns two prosecutors to carry out the judicial investigation, and the necessary investigations are carried out at the scene of the incident together with the expert committee to determine the cause of the incident and those responsible. Statements were included.
MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY ASSEMBLY MADE YOUR LIFE
Meanwhile, it became known that Ali Saffet Kanpolat, one of those who died in the incident, was a member of the AK Party’s Nizip Municipal Council.
Kanpolat had previously served as the mayor of Sekili City in the district.
HEALTH EMPLOYEES DON’T SAVE TEARS
On the other hand, the healthcare professionals working at the hospital also suffered greatly from the incident. It was noted that some employees were unable to hold back tears when leaving the hospital. Crying employees comforted other friends. Citizens with relatives in the hospital also came to the scene and received information from the authorities.
The psychosocial support service teams attached to the Provincial Directorate of Family Work and Social Services also help the patients’ relatives.
Crime scene investigation teams affiliated with the Gaziantep Police Department continue to work at the hospital. While 3 entry and exit points from the hospital were closed, security forces took precautions around the building. 112 Emergency services and firefighters wait in the area as a precaution.
The funerals were taken to the forensic medical institution.
The lifeless bodies of 9 people who died in the fire in the intensive care unit of the private Sani Konukoğlu hospital in Gaziantep were transferred to the Gaziantep Institute of Forensic Medicine after prosecution examinations at the scene. The corpses will be released to their families for burial after autopsy at the Institute of Forensic Medicine.
Meanwhile, the relatives of the deceased who received the news of the incident shed tears in front of the morgue of the Institute of Forensic Medicine.
MESSAGE FROM VICE PRESIDENT OKTAY
Vice President Fuat Oktay issued a message of condolence for the 8 people who died in the fire of a private hospital in Gaziantep.
Oktay, in his post on his social media account, “I wish God’s mercy to our citizens who lost their lives in a fire in a private hospital in Gaziantep, my condolences to their grieving families and the urgent healing of our wounded.” . used the expression.
PRESIDENTIAL WORD IN BOLD: OUR RELEVANT UNITS TAKE THE NECESSARY MEASURES AT THE SITE OF THE EVENT
Presidential spokesperson İbrahim Kalın made the following statement on his Twitter account:
“I wish Allah’s mercy to our brothers who lost their lives in the explosion in a private hospital in Gaziantep and the urgent healing of the wounded. Our relevant units take the necessary measures at the scene of the incident. Get better soon, Gaziantep.”
