Fire erupts at Saint Petersburg Covid-19 hospital after ventilator malfunctions, 5 dead

Five patients perished

Five patients perished in a major fire at a Saint Petersburg hospital on Tuesday morning with 150 people evacuated to safety. The facility has been designated to treat patients with coronavirus.

Emergency services were alerted to the blaze at the Saint George Hospital in Russia’s second city at around 6:30am local time. Plumes of smokes were observed coming from the building’s sixth floor.

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