BUCHAREST: A fire at a COVID-19 Treatment Center in northeastern Romania killed at 10 people Saturday and injured 10 others, officials said.
The blaze spread through the intensive care ward designated for COVID-19 patients at the public hospital in the city of Piatra Neamt, local media said.
Most of the people who died or were injured in the blaze were hospital patients
Health Minister Nelu Tataru told Romanian media the fire at Piatra Neamt Regional Emergency Hospital was “most likely triggered by a short circuit.”
Romania’s national prosecutor’s office said it would investigate the blaze as a possible case of criminal manslaughter.
(With inputs from Agencies)
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