Skopje: North MacedoniaThe government was holding an emergency meeting on Thursday over the overnight fire at a field hospital set up to treat Kovid-19 patients, in which 14 people died.
A fire broke out in the western city late Wednesday night tetovo, where the hospital was set up after a recent spike in infections in the area that left local hospitals overcrowded.
Chief Prosecutor’s Office in the capital, Skopje, said that 14 people had died in the fire. There were no medical personnel among them.
Tetovo Mayor Teuta Arifi declared three days of mourning for the victims.
The prosecutor’s office ordered forensic experts to identify the remains, a process expected to take longer than usual due to the need for special protocols as the victims were Covid-19 patients.
About a dozen people were injured, although the exact figure was not immediately available.
“We saw the explosion and when we came here everything was in flames,” said a local resident. nexmedin haliti. “Firefighters arrived and started dousing the fire, it lasted for 15-20 minutes. Everything got burnt.”
Five prosecutors in Tetovo and Skopje are investigating the cause of the fire. Prime minister zoran zawe said in Facebook Post that the fire was followed by an explosion at the site. It was not clear what caused the explosion, but there was speculation that it was linked to the supply of oxygen.
The local resident said, “We are shocked. It is a tragedy which I cannot even explain. It is very sad.” idriz brahimi. “They were sick people who couldn’t get out. It’s a huge catastrophe.”
Ministry of Health Officials said the bodies of those who died were transferred to hospitals in the capital Skopje, about 45 kilometers (30 miles) to the east.
North Macedonia has seen a significant increase, with less than 30% of the country’s approximately two million population fully vaccinated coronavirus Infections and deaths since late August.
A fire broke out in the western city late Wednesday night tetovo, where the hospital was set up after a recent spike in infections in the area that left local hospitals overcrowded.
Chief Prosecutor’s Office in the capital, Skopje, said that 14 people had died in the fire. There were no medical personnel among them.
Tetovo Mayor Teuta Arifi declared three days of mourning for the victims.
The prosecutor’s office ordered forensic experts to identify the remains, a process expected to take longer than usual due to the need for special protocols as the victims were Covid-19 patients.
About a dozen people were injured, although the exact figure was not immediately available.
“We saw the explosion and when we came here everything was in flames,” said a local resident. nexmedin haliti. “Firefighters arrived and started dousing the fire, it lasted for 15-20 minutes. Everything got burnt.”
Five prosecutors in Tetovo and Skopje are investigating the cause of the fire. Prime minister zoran zawe said in Facebook Post that the fire was followed by an explosion at the site. It was not clear what caused the explosion, but there was speculation that it was linked to the supply of oxygen.
The local resident said, “We are shocked. It is a tragedy which I cannot even explain. It is very sad.” idriz brahimi. “They were sick people who couldn’t get out. It’s a huge catastrophe.”
Ministry of Health Officials said the bodies of those who died were transferred to hospitals in the capital Skopje, about 45 kilometers (30 miles) to the east.
North Macedonia has seen a significant increase, with less than 30% of the country’s approximately two million population fully vaccinated coronavirus Infections and deaths since late August.
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