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St. George’s hospital in Russian St. Petersburg probably caught fire with an artificial lung ventilation device, which caused a fire, writes Interfax.
In St. Petersburg, Russia, a hospital was burning this morning, treating patients with coronavirus disease COVID-19; At this time, five deaths are known. This was reported by Interfax with reference to its source.
The fire occurred on the sixth floor of the hospital at 1. Severny Prospect, 1. The fire was located in the “red zone” intensive care unit. The artificial lung ventilation device likely went on, the source said.
All five dead were sick with COVID-19.
According to the agency, the fire is now located.
The municipal administration of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation confirmed the information about the dead to the agency. The rescuers removed 150 people from the hospital.
The department’s press service said the fire area at St. George’s hospital was 10 m². The information on the fire arrived today at 6.23, located fire at 6.55.
According to preliminary data, the cause of a hospital fire could be a fan overload, Interfax reports, citing a source. According to the interlocutor of the agency, these devices in the department work “to the limit”.
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