At least five Covid-19 patients have died in a fire at a hospital in Russia, state media says. According to initial findings, the fire may have been caused by a short circuit in a ventilator or its malfunction, state news agencies said.
Moscow A fire in a hospital treating coronavirus patients in Russia claimed the lives of five patients and forced the evacuation of 150 people, state news agencies reported.
The fire broke out on the sixth floor of an intensive care unit at the St. George Hospital in St. Petersburg, killing five coronavirus patients connected to ventilating equipment, the TASS news agency reported, citing medical personnel.According to initial findings, the fire may have been caused by a short circuit in a ventilator or its malfunction, state news agencies said.
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