Three people killed and 200 evacuated in hospital fire near Rome

The dead are Pierina Di Giacomo and Romeo Sanna, both 86 years old, and Giuseppina Virginia Facca, 84 years old. Four deaths were initially reported, but A fourth person was previously confirmed to have died of a heart attack.

Based on first impressions A fire broke out in the back of the hospital It spread to the floor where the polyclinic building was located, and from there it reached the emergency room and intensive care rooms.

After the initial investigation, firefighters determined that the fire was caused by special waste and that the smoke invaded the hospital from the 3rd floor to the last floor.

They were supposed to be All hospital staff and approximately 130 patients were evacuated overnight.Many children and newborn babies, as well as those with milder conditions, were immediately transferred to a gym in the area, and those with serious conditions were transferred to nearby hospitals.

In total, 69 patients were transferred to various hospitals in Rome and its province, and 23 ambulances were used, while two medical units were established at the facility to care for the patients.

While the Tivoli Prosecutor’s Office launched an investigation after the fire, an autopsy will be performed on the bodies of the victims to determine the causes of death.

“We want the cause of our mother’s death to be clarified. They said that she died when the fire broke out, but it was not caused by smoke. She was 84 years old and had a lung problem, and was hospitalized again 3 days ago. Relatives of Giuseppina Virginia Facca, one of the victims, said in a statement to the media, “Third floor. Now his body is in the hospital chapel because it was not possible to take it to the morgue,” she said.

“I was admitted to the hospital in the emergency room. I smelled burning plastic, then I went outside and the smell was even stronger. At one point the power went out and we were left in the dark,” said one of the admitted patients. “They tried to help those who couldn’t walk, but then they took us away because it was too dangerous.”

Italian Minister of Health, Orazio Schillaci, He expressed his condolences to the families of those killed and said he was confident other patients were being helped and that “investigations were expected to clarify the causes of the fire as soon as possible”.

According to a memo from the UGL healthcare workers union, this fire shows that: “The dilapidated state of many buildings in the area Italian “He stated that it was a result of negligence and continues.”

He adds:cuts in recent years This situation today puts its usefulness and the safety of patients and employees into a serious crisis. “Such incidents are unacceptable in a civilized country.”