A fire at a hospital treating COVID-19 patients in northeastern Romania killed ten people and critically injured seven others Saturday, the Associated Press reports.
The blaze spread through the intensive care ward designated for people with COVID-19 patients at the public hospital in the city of Piatra Neamt, local Emergency Situations Inspectorate spokesperson Irina Popa said.
Popa said all but one of the people who died or were injured in the fire were hospital patients.
Health Minister Nelu Tataru told Romanian media the fire was “most likely triggered by a short circuit.”
