Fire at Romanian hospital treating COVID-19 patients kills five

A fire broke out early Friday in Romania’s main hospital for COVID-19 patients, killing five of them. The fire broke out on the ground floor around 5 am local time, affecting four wards and leading to the evacuation and transfer of 102 patients. This is the second such incident in three months. In November, a fire in an ICU of a hospital in Piatra Neamt killed 15 people being treated for COVID-19.

Fire at Romanian hospital treating COVID-19 patients kills five

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