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Several killed in hospital fire in southeast Turkey | Coronavirus pandemic News

At least 10 people have been killed after an oxygen machine caused a fire in a private hospital in Turkey’s southeastern Gaziantep province, the health minister said. The incident took place in the COVID-19 intensive care unit in the Sanko University Hospital where a fire was caused by a high-flow oxygen therapy machine used in the treatment of COVID-19 patients, according to a statement by the hospital. The victims were aged between 56 and 85. Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Twitter that 10 people were killed in the fire, raising the earlier estimate of eight dead by the hospital and the Gaziantep governor’s office. There was no immediate explanation for the discrepancy.

8 COVID-19 patients killed in hospital fire in south Turkey | iNFOnews | Thompson-Okanagan s News Source

Hospital fire kills 9 COVID-19 patients at ICU in Turkey People, police and medics gather outside the privately-run Sanko University Hospital in Gaziantep, southeastern Turkey, Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020. A fire broke out Saturday at an intensive care unit treating COVID-19 patients in southern Turkey after an oxygen cylinder exploded, killing several people, state-run media reported. (IHA via AP) December 19, 2020 - 5:35 AM ANKARA, Turkey - A fire broke out Saturday at an intensive care unit treating COVID-19 patients in southern Turkey after an oxygen cylinder exploded, killing nine people, the health minister said. The state-run Anadolu news agency said the fire took place at the privately-run Sanko University Hospital unit in Gaziantep, 530 miles (850 kilometres) southeast of Istanbul. It cited a hospital statement identifying the victims as being between 56 and 85. The fire was quickly brought under control.

Hospital fire kills eight coronavirus patients in Turkey

Hospital fire kills eight coronavirus patients in Turkey 19 Dec 2020 Gulf Today Report A fire in a private hospital s COVID-19 intensive care unit killed eight people on Saturday in southern Turkey, state-run media reported. The governor s office in the southeastern province of Gaziantep said the explosion of an oxygen ventilator caused the fire. READ MORE Passengers stand next to a bus as they arrive from the airport outside Ankara, Turkey. File/AP The Anadolu news agency said the fire started when an oxygen cylinder exploded at the privately-run Sanko University Hospital unit. The agency cited a hospital statement identifying the victims as being aged between 56 and 85. The fire was quickly brought under control.

Turkey hospital fire kills at least 10 coronavirus patients after oxygen tank explosion

Turkey hospital fire kills at least 10 coronavirus patients after oxygen tank explosion ‘We are profoundly saddened by this tragedy,’ said Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said before a planned visit to the hospital Images in local media showed the ward completely destroyed by fire with charred beds

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