Fire at the Reșița County Emergency Hospital, Psychiatry Department: 16 patients were evacuated and one female patient was injured

A fire broke out Tuesday morning, around 5:20 a.m., in a room on the second floor of Stationary Unit 2 at Reșița County Emergency Hospital, in the Psychiatry Department. One patient suffered burns, while 16 patients were evacuated from the danger zone.

Thick smoke and flames alerted the medical staff, who immediately activated emergency procedures and removed patients from the room and exposed areas. The injured patient was taken over by a SMURD crew and received medical care.

Nineteen firefighters from the Reșița Detachment took part in the intervention, using three firefighting vehicles, a high-rise rescue vehicle and a SMURD ambulance. The ISU crews were supported by three ambulances from the County Ambulance Service.

The fire burned a bed in one of the rooms and was quickly extinguished. According to the initial information provided by the Caraș-Severin Inspectorate for Emergency Situations, the probable cause of the fire was smoking in prohibited areas. Authorities are continuing their checks to establish all the circumstances surrounding the outbreak of the fire.