2021 fire in Bucharest, Romania
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| Date | 29 January 2021 |
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| Time | ~05:00 (EET) |
| Venue | Prof. Dr. Matei Balș National Institute for Infectious Diseases [ro] |
| Location | Bucharest, Romania |
| Coordinates | 44°27′21.5″N 26°06′49.1″E / 44.455972°N 26.113639°E / 44.455972; 26.113639 |
| Type | Fire |
| Deaths | 17 |
On 29 January 2021, at around 05:00 EET, a fire broke out at the COVID-19 facility in the Prof. Dr. Matei Balș National Institute for Infectious Diseases [ro] in Bucharest, Romania, killing five people. On 4 February 2021, the death toll on the fire was reported to have risen to 12. The death toll rose again to 14 on 6 February 2021, with one more death added to the death toll on 8 February 2021 and two more again on 9 February 2021.
See also
- COVID-19 pandemic in Romania
- List of building or structure fires
- Piatra Neamț hospital fire
- Constanța hospital fire
References
- 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.
- "Fire at COVID-19 hospital in Romania kills five patients". Reuters. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- "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.
- "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.
- "Încă doi pacienți transferați după incendiul de la "Matei Balș" au murit" (in Romanian). Digi24. 6 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- "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.
- 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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