List of hospital fires in Romania during the COVID-19 pandemic explained

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the following hospital fires occurred in Romanian healthcare facilities:

Date	Hospital	Location	Victims	Circumstances	Reference(s)
14 Nov 2020	Piatra Neamț Emergency Hospital	Piatra Neamț	15 deaths	The Piatra Neamț hospital fire occurred in the Intensive Care Department	^[1] ^[2] ^[3]
4 Dec 2020	III Medical Clinic	Târgu Mureș	No victims	Electrical fire	^[4]
25 Dec 2020	Socola Psychiatric Clinic Hospital	Iași	1 death	Caused by a patient's cigarette igniting a mattress
2 Jan 2021	Romanian Hospital			Cigarette fire in the psychiatry department
5 Jan 2021	Psychiatric Hospital	Gătaia	No deaths	Mattress fire caused by patient smoking in the COVID-19 ward
29 Jan 2021	Prof. Dr. Matei Balș National Institute for Infectious Diseases	Bucharest	17 deaths	The Matei Balș hospital fire occurred at 5am fire in a COVID-19 ward
21 Feb 2021	Marius Nasta Institute			Fire in ventilation system
8 March 2021	Psychiatric Hospital in Craiova	Craiova	3 staff injuries from jumping out of window	Patient ignited a mattress on the ground floor
21 April 2021	Slatina County Hospital	Slatina	6 injuries by intoxication	Started by patient
22 June 2021	Sfânta Maria Clinical Emergency Hospital for Children	Bucharest		Third floor fire	^[5]
24 July 2021	Constanța County Hospital	Constanța	4 doctors self-evacuated	Dehumidifier electrical short circuit in operation theatre
1 Oct 2021	Constanța Hospital for Infectious Diseases	Constanța	9 deaths	Constanța hospital fire
11 Nov 2021	Movila COVID Support Hospital	Ploiești	2 deaths	A fire in a lounge on the ground floor

Notes and References

1. Web site: "Pandemie" de incendii în spitalele din România. 11 tragedii, zeci de victime și niciun vinovat . 2023-02-12 . Stirileprotv.ro . ro.
2. Web site: 2021-11-11 . 11 incendii în mai puțin de un an în spitalele din România. Cele mai mari tragedii au fost în secțiile ATI care tratează pacienții cu COVID în stare gravă . 2023-02-12 . . ro-RO.
3. Web site: Luțac . Răzvan . 2021-10-01 . 12 incendii la spitalele din România, în mai puțin de un an. Zeci de decese . 2023-02-12 . Libertatea . ro.
4. Web site: Dobrescu . Petre . 2020-12-04 . Incendiu la secția ATI a unei clinici din Târgu Mureș din cauza unei prize . 2023-02-12 . Libertatea . ro.
5. Web site: Incendiul izbucnit la Spitalul de Copii "Sfânta Maria" din Iași a fost lichidat. Nu există victime . 2023-04-15 . www.digi24.ro . 22 June 2021 . ro.