The outpatient clinics of the “Papanikolaou” Hospital were closed as the patients of the Covid clinic were transferred there, where a fire broke out in the morning, resulting in the death of one person and two seriously injured. According to hospital staff, two explosions were heard on the second floor of the Covid clinic and a fire broke out while from the dense smoke the space resembled a gas chamber.
In order to manage the problem, which arose from the fire and shut down the Covid clinic where about 40 patients are being treated, a meeting is held in which, in addition to Papanikolaou’s administration, the commander of the 3rd RIA Panagiotis Bogiatzidis and the Undersecretary of Interior -Thrace) Stavros Kalafatis, while in Thessaloniki the Minister of Health is expected in a short time Thanos Plevris accompanied by Deputy Minister of Health Mina Gaka and the president of EKAB Nikos Papaefstathiou.
The Deputy Minister of Interior, responsible for Macedonia and Thrace Mr. Stavros Kalafatis after the briefing he had on the spot by the heads of the Fire Service and representatives of the Administration of Papageorgiou Hospital expressed his deep sorrow “for the loss of a human life. The procedures were followed. There was an immediate mobilization of the Fire Service. As for the causes, the pre-investigation process is in progress “.
According to available information, the fire broke out when one patient lit a cigarette inside the clinic. In fact, according to the same information, the deceased is the specific patient.
The commander of the Covid clinic at the hospital, Diamantis Chloros, spoke about a very serious incident.
As he said speaking on SKAI and on the show “Today” the fire broke out on the second floor and seems to have been contained.
However, he said that previously there was too much smoke and it was impossible to evacuate the space.
“The danger has not been completely avoided,” he added.
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