Two people died in a fire in the intensive care unit of the Astrakhan covid-hospital

The data on the death of people was also confirmed by the RF IC.

The fire took place on the first floor. People were evacuated from the building of the medical facility.

It clarifies that the hospital is being used as a coronavirus hospital.

“The fire killed two people. The rest were evacuated. The area of the fire was 15 sq. m, open burning has been eliminated", - reports TASS, referring to its source.

According to preliminary data, a short circuit was the cause of the fire.

Recall that in August, the coronavirus hospital Yaroslavl had a fire. The death of one person was reported, but after it turned out that he died from COVID-19 before the start of the fire.

Earlier, in July, fifty people had to be evacuated from a coronavirus hospital in St. Petersburg, where a fire broke out.

In addition, two people died in a fire at the Kirov infectious diseases hospital. In the Ryazan medical facility, where patients with coronavirus were treated, three people died due to a fire.