Fire has erupted in the building housing the pulmonology clinic and the covid ward at the hospital Papapanikolaou in Thessaloniki.
According to the latest information from the fire department, a man lost his life due to the fire.
Following a previous message, the body of a person was located on the 2nd floor of the General Hospital. “G. PAPANIKOLAOU.”
– Fire Department (@pyrosvestiki) April 6, 2022
#Fire in the area of ​​G.N.Th. “G. PAPANIKOLAOU” in Chortiatis of the municipality of Pylaia, Thessaloniki. 30 were mobilized # firefighters with 11 vehicles.
– Fire Department (@pyrosvestiki) April 6, 2022
It is reported that the fire started when a patient lit a cigarette inside the clinic.
The Commander of the Quint Clinic in the hospital is talking about a very serious incident Diamantis Chloros.
As he said speaking to SKAI on the show “Today”the fire broke out on the second floor of the covid unit and seems to have been contained
However, he said that previously there was too much smoke and it was impossible to evacuate the area.
The patients said they remain in the unit except for two or three who were transported to the yard. “The danger has not been completely avoided,” he added.
On the second floor where the fire broke out, there are, as he said, 20 patients, out of a total of 70 in the unit.
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