Fire in hospital kills 8 people in southeast Turkey

Reuters

19 December, 2020, 01:00 pm

Last modified: 19 December, 2020, 01:01 pm

Fire in hospital kills 8 people in southeast Turkey

The fire was caused by the explosion of an oxygen ventilator

Reuters

19 December, 2020, 01:00 pm

Last modified: 19 December, 2020, 01:01 pm

Representational Photo; Collected

Representational Photo; Collected

A fire in a private hospital's Covid-19 intensive care unit killed eight people, the governor's office in the southeastern Turkish province of Gaziantep said on Saturday.

The fire was caused by the explosion of an oxygen ventilator, the office said in a statement, adding that 11 other patients receiving treatment in the unit were transferred to nearby hospitals.

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