Fire at Odesa psychiatric hospital kills six

Fire at Odesa psychiatric hospital kills six

Ukrinform
A fire that broke out on the roof of a psychiatric hospital in Odesa late on June 10 has killed six people, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine has reported.

"A fire broke out on the roof of a single-story building of the municipal non-profit enterprise Odesa Regional Medical Center for Mental Health of Odesa Regional Council on an area of 500 square meters at 9 Akademika Vorobyova Street in the Suvorovsky district of Odesa at 21:44 on June 10. The fire was extinguished at 23:19," the report says.

It notes that State Emergency Service units rescued 15 people. Unfortunately, four of them died without coming to their senses. Six people with signs of poisoning with carbon monoxide were hospitalized, and two of them died at hospital.

In connection with this tragedy, President Volodymyr Zelensky instructed Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman to immediately set up a state investigative commission.

The head of state wrote this on Twitter.

"The reasons will be established. My condolences to the loved ones of the victims," Zelensky wrote.

op

While citing and using any materials on the Internet, links to the website ukrinform.net not lower than the first paragraph are mandatory. In addition, citing the translated materials of foreign media outlets is possible only if there is a link to the website ukrinform.net and to the website of a foreign media outlet. Citing and using materials in offline media, mobile apps, Smart TV are allowed only with written permission from Ukrinform. News and publications marked as "Advertisement" and "PR" and articles in the section "Releases" include promoted content, and an advertiser is responsible for the content.

© 2015-2024 Ukrinform. All rights reserved.

Website design Studio Laconica

Extended searchHide extended search
By period:
-