A fire broke in a Covid hospital in Bulgaria and killed three on Nov 14. (Reuters File)
The blaze occurred in a room on the fourth floor where three male patients were receiving care.
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- Last Updated:November 14, 2021, 15:46 IST
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Fire broke out on a ward for COVID-19 patients in Bulgaria early Sunday, killing three people, officials said. The fire in the southern Bulgarian town of Sliven broke out at about 2:40 a.m., the chief of the local fire brigade, Vladimir Demirev, told reporters.
The blaze occurred in a room on the fourth floor where three male patients were receiving care.
Two of the patients died on the spot, while the third one was transported to a emergency hospital where he has died of his severe burns, Demirev said.
The fire was quickly extinguished, and an investigation was launched to establish the cause.
A new surge in coronavirus cases is overwhelming Bulgarias ailing health care system. On Sunday, health authorities reported 8,178 patients…