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According to the statement from SANKO University, a fire broke out in the hospital’s Kovid-19 intensive care unit in the morning 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 7 patients died in the intensive care unit, 1 during the transfer to another hospital and a person whose name is still unknown. Minister Koca stated that one more patient died in the hospital where he was transferred, in his post on his social media account at night. Thus, the number of patients who died increased to 10 in total.
Mehmet Reşit Saydanoğlu (75), Fethiye Kırca (78), Naciye Ulukütük (56), Abdi Hamzaoğlu (68), Elif Akgül (85), Ökkaş Akbulut (69), Kahraman Taş (71), Ali Saffet Kanpolat (64), and a person whose name is not yet known passed away. 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.
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PANIC MOMENTS IN THE CAMERA
The moments of the fire that broke out in the early hours of the morning in the Covid-19 intensive care unit of a private hospital in Gaziantep and killed 9 people were visualized through the mobile phone. While the fumes from the hospital’s intensive care unit were seen, staff intervened on the glass to save patients.
The screams of the patients and their families were also included in the images.
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KOCA: “THE FIRE COMES FROM THE OXYGEN DEVICE”
Health Minister Fahrettin Koca and Justice Minister Abdulhamit Gül conducted examinations at the hospital, where 10 patients died in the fire caused by the high-flow oxygen device in the intensive care unit from the new type of coronavirus. (Kovid-19) in Gaziantep.
Received by city protocol at Gaziantep airport, Koca and Gül were transferred to SANKO University Sani Konukoğlu Private Hospital, where the incident took place. Koca and Gül, who carried out the examinations at the site of the fire, received information from the authorities.
The statements of Minister Koca are as follows:
“The fire started around 4:30 in the morning. We know that the fire started with a problem caused by a device that we primarily use to deliver high-flow oxygen.
The number of hospitalized patients in the 20-bed intensive care unit was 19. 7 of our 19 people died at the time of the incident. One of our citizens died in the hospital where 11 patients were transferred, especially during the transfer period, and 1 patient after 4.5 hours. We lost 9 citizens of our 19 patients who were followed up in total. All of our 10 patients are transplanted and their treatments continue in the intensive care units of nearby hospitals. We saw that 16 hospital staff members who tried to intervene were also affected.
The investigation began with the immediate appointment of the inspector. When the defect is detected, our citizen can be sure that whatever is necessary will be done. May my Lord not cause such disasters. “
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THE LOSS OF LIVES INCREASES TO 10
Minister Koca used the following statements in his post on his Twitter account:
“Due to the sad incident in Gaziantep, another patient died in the hospital to which he was transferred. Our loss of life amounted to 10. I wish God’s mercy to the deceased and my deepest condolences to his relatives ”.
VISIT TO SANITARY PROFESSIONALS
Minister Koca visited and examined the hospital with Justice Minister Gül and received information from the authorities, and shared the following statements in his post on his social media account:
“We did examinations at the hospital where the accident occurred in Gaziantep and we received information from the authorities about the incident. We visit our health workers who were affected during the intervention and convey our wishes to them ”.
Minister Abdulhamit Gül made the following statements:
“Thanks to the head of our nation. Our Gaziantep Prosecutor General’s Office has launched an investigation into the incident and assigned two prosecutors. Two prosecutors are closely following the incident. 7 people have formed a committee of experts. This delegation, which is technically expert in its field, it has been inspected. The process is quickly carried out by the prosecution. If there is any negligence related to this process, it will be investigated carefully. All institutions will do what is necessary.
The bodies of the dead in the fire are given to their families
The bodies of 8 of those who lost their lives in the fire that broke out in the intensive care unit of a private hospital in Gaziantep were handed over to their families.
According to the information obtained, the bodies of 8 people who died in the incident that occurred due to the burning of the high-flow oxygen device in the intensive care unit due to corona virus (Covid-19) of a private hospital in Gaziantep were handed over to their relatives. after the autopsy and procedures performed at the Gaziantep Institute of Forensic Medicine. It was known that the body of one of the deceased will be handed over to his family after the DNA test.
On the other hand, 6 of the funerals will be buried in Gaziantep, 2 in Siirt and 1 in Kahramanmaraş.
The funeral of the person who lost his life in a fire
The funeral of Fethiye Kırca, who died in the fire caused by the high-flow oxygen device in the intensive care unit for the new type of coronavirus (Kovid-19) of the private hospital in Gaziantep, was buried.
The body of 78-year-old Kırca was taken to the Asri cemetery after an autopsy at the Gaziantep Institute of Forensic Medicine. After reading the Quran and praying, Kırca’s funeral was buried. Relatives of the family attended the funeral.
MINISTRY EXPLANATION
In the statement made on the Twitter account of the Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Services, about the fire caused by the high flow oxygen device in the Kovid-19 intensive care unit of the Sani Konukoğlu Private Hospital of SANKO University, the following was recorded:
“Our Ministry has appointed an inspector for the explosion in a private hospital in Gaziantep. Our teams are closely monitoring the process on the ground.”
