The main cause of fires in Russian hospitals is named: Society: Russia: Lenta.ru
Fires in Russian hospitals are mainly due to the emergency operation of electrical networks and equipment, the press service of the Russian Emergencies Ministry said following the work of the commission for the prevention and elimination of emergencies and ensuring fire safety. TASS…
The department stressed that over the past five years, an increase in the number of fires has been registered in the country. The careless handling of fires has also been called fires in Russian medical facilities.
Recently in Russia there have been several resonant episodes associated with fires in medical institutions.
So, in early October, as a result of a fire in an infectious diseases hospital, two people died. Then in the regional Ministry of Health, the likely fire was called the actions of the patient, in whose ward there was a fire.
Even earlier, there was a fire in the department for the treatment of patients with coronavirus infection in the city of Liski, Voronezh region. As a result of the fire of the deceased one person, another 31 were evacuated to the adjacent building. The fire started at night and was extinguished two hours later.
The Pskov city hospital, in which there was a fire.
The fire was due to a 70-year-old patient with lung damage who was smoking in the ward. The man received multiple burns, and one woman was also injured – she breathed in smoke.