Fire kills ten in Covid-19 ward: Hospital blaze breaks out at intensive care unit in Romania

At least ten people have died and seven are critically injured after a fire broke out at a hospital treating Covid-19 patients in Romania.

The blaze burned through two rooms housing 16 intensive care patients in Piatra Neamt before it was extinguished, an emergency services spokeswoman said today.  

Irina Popa, for the Emergency Situations Inspectorate, added it is believed some of those killed 'were infected with Covid-19'.

A fire engine outside the hospital in Piatra Neamt in northern Romania where a blaze broke out on Saturday, killing 10 people 

She said several patients remained in a serious condition following the fire, including medical staff who were burned in the blaze.

Among those injured was a doctor who suffered burns to 80 per cent of his body, Stiri du Bucovina reported.  

Those receiving treatment were reportedly transported to the burns unit at a hospital in nearby Iași following the fire. 

Romanian health minister Nelu Tataru said the blaze was 'most likely triggered by a short circuit' inside the hospital.

Piatra Neamt is around 219 miles north of Romania's capital, Bucharest.

Charred hospital beds after the blaze on Saturday which Romania's health minister said was likely triggered by a short circuit 

Medical staff rush with stretchers to move Covid-19 patients who were affected by a fire in the hospital in Piatra Neamt

The blaze burned through two rooms housing 16 intensive care patients in Piatra Neamt before it was extinguished, an emergency services spokeswoman said today. Pictured: The hospital