Covid-19: Explosion kills nine coronavirus patients in Turkey
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image captionThe explosion at the Sanko University Hospital caused a fire, which authorities said was quickly extinguished
Nine people have been killed after an oxygen ventilator exploded at a hospital treating coronavirus patients in southern Turkey, officials say.
The blast caused a fire in the intensive care unit of the private Sanko University Hospital in Gaziantep, the local governor s office said.
At least one of the patients died while being transferred to another hospital.
No injuries were reported in relation to the fire, which occurred in the early hours of Saturday morning and was quickly put out.
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