Matei Balș hospital fire

On 29 January 2021, at around 05:00 EET,[1] a fire broke out at the COVID-19 facility in the Prof. Dr. Matei Balș National Institute for Infectious Diseases in Bucharest, Romania, killing five people.[2] On 4 February 2021, the death toll on the fire was reported to have risen to 12.[3][4] The death toll rose again to 14 on 6 February 2021,[5] with one more death added to the death toll on 8 February 2021[6] and two more again on 9 February 2021.[7]

Matei Balș hospital fire
Date29 January 2021
Time~05:00 (EET)
VenueProf. Dr. Matei Balș National Institute for Infectious Diseases
LocationBucharest, Romania
Coordinates44°27′21.5″N 26°06′49.1″E
TypeFire
Deaths17

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References
  1. Leonte, Cristian Andrei (29 January 2021). "Raed Arafat, despre incendiul de la Matei Balș: Din păcate avem 4 victime/ Comandantul intervenției: Primul apel a venit la 5.05, primul echipaj a ajuns după 8 minute/ Streinu-Cercel: Toți pacienții au fost mutați, peste 98% aveau nevoie de oxigen". G4 Media (in Romanian). Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  2. "Fire at COVID-19 hospital in Romania kills five patients". Reuters. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  3. "Încă un pacient transferat după incendiul de la Matei Balș a murit. Bilanțul deceselor a ajuns la 12. Cine este ultima victimă" (in Romanian). Realitatea TV. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  4. "Un nou deces în urma incendiului de la "Matei Balș", la un pacient de 89 de ani" (in Romanian). Adevărul. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  5. "Încă doi pacienți transferați după incendiul de la "Matei Balș" au murit" (in Romanian). Digi24. 6 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  6. "Un nou deces în rândul pacienților transferați din pavilionul afectat de incendiul de la Matei Balș" (in Romanian). Digi24. 8 February 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  7. Cojan, Liviu (9 February 2021). "Au mai murit două persoane transferate de la spitalul Matei Balș după incendiu. Ancheta medico-legală va stabili cauzele deceselor". Digi24 (in Romanian).
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