List of hospital fires in Romania during the COVID-19 pandemic

Add links
Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
(Redirected from
Socola hospital fire
)

Sfânta Maria Clinical Emergency Hospital for Children, Bucharest, 22 June 2021

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the following hospital fires occurred in Romanian healthcare facilities:

Date Hospital Location Victims Circumstances Reference(s)
14 Nov 2020 Piatra Neamț Emergency Hospital Piatra Neamț 15 deaths The Piatra Neamț hospital fire occurred in the Intensive Care Department [1][2][3]
4 Dec 2020 III Medical Clinic Târgu Mureș No victims Electrical fire [4]
25 Dec 2020 Socola Psychiatric Clinic Hospital Iași 1 death Caused by a patient's cigarette igniting a mattress [1][2][3]
2 Jan 2021 Romanian Hospital Cigarette fire in the psychiatry department [1][2][3]
5 Jan 2021 Psychiatric Hospital Gătaia No deaths Mattress fire caused by patient smoking in the COVID-19 ward [1][2][3]
29 Jan 2021 Prof. Dr. Matei Balș National Institute for Infectious Diseases Bucharest 17 deaths The Matei Balș hospital fire occurred at 5am fire in a COVID-19 ward [1][2][3]
21 Feb 2021 Marius Nasta Institute Fire in ventilation system [1][2][3]
8 March 2021 Psychiatric Hospital in Craiova Craiova 3 staff injuries from jumping out of window Patient ignited a mattress on the ground floor [1][2][3]
21 April 2021 Slatina County Hospital Slatina 6 injuries by intoxication Started by patient [1][2][3]
22 June 2021 Sfânta Maria Clinical Emergency Hospital for Children Bucharest Third floor fire [5]
24 July 2021 Constanța County Hospital Constanța 4 doctors self-evacuated Dehumidifier electrical short circuit in operation theatre [1][2][3]
1 Oct 2021 Constanța Hospital for Infectious Diseases Constanța 9 deaths Constanța hospital fire [1][2][3]
11 Nov 2021 Movila COVID Support Hospital Ploiești 2 deaths A fire in a lounge on the ground floor [1][2][3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k ""Pandemie" de incendii în spitalele din România. 11 tragedii, zeci de victime și niciun vinovat". Stirileprotv.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "11 incendii în mai puțin de un an în spitalele din România. Cele mai mari tragedii au fost în secțiile ATI care tratează pacienții cu COVID în stare gravă". G4 Media (in Romanian). 11 November 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Luțac, Răzvan (1 October 2021). "12 incendii la spitalele din România, în mai puțin de un an. Zeci de decese". Libertatea (in Romanian). Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  4. ^ Dobrescu, Petre (4 December 2020). "Incendiu la secția ATI a unei clinici din Târgu Mureș din cauza unei prize". Libertatea (in Romanian). Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Incendiul izbucnit la Spitalul de Copii "Sfânta Maria" din Iași a fost lichidat. Nu există victime". www.digi24.ro (in Romanian). 22 June 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_hospital_fires_in_Romania_during_the_COVID-19_pandemic&oldid=1205525981"