Russian hospital fire due an electrical equipment failure

According to the news of the local emergency department quoted by ITAR-TAC, on October 31, local time, a hospital in Chelyabinsk, Russia caused a fire due to electrical equipment failure.

According to sources, a huge explosion occurred in the oxygen room of the hospital where the accident occurred, followed by a fire. The fire spread to the entire hospital and a nearby residential building.

The fire area exceeded 130 square meters. Fortunately, no casualties were caused. At present, the open flame has been extinguished, and dozens of patients, including patients with new coronary pneumonia admitted to the hospital, have been evacuated to other hospitals.