Fire in Greek COVID-19 hospital ward kills 1 patient
ABC News
A fire in the COVID-19 ward of a hospital in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki, has left one patient dead and two seriously injured
THESSALONIKI, Greece -- A fire Wednesday in the COVID-19 ward of a hospital in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki, left one patient dead and two seriously injured, firefighters said.
The fire department said it evacuated 34 patients from the COVID-19 ward of the Papanikolaou hospital. The blaze was quickly extinguished.
Four of the uninjured patients who were evacuated had already been in serious condition due to the coronavirus, and were under increased monitoring, authorities said. The body of one patient was found on the second floor, the fire department said.
Several fatal fires in COVID-19 hospital wards in several countries have been linked to the large quantities of oxygen with which patients are linked up — and which although not flammable causes a fire to burn much faster and more intensely.
