People died in a fire in a drug treatment department in the Urals

Two people died in a fire in a drug treatment center in Novouralsk

Photo: Liliya Sharlovskaya

Two people died in a fire in a medical unit in Novouralsk. According to MK-Ural, the emergency occurred the day before. A bed in one of the wards of the drug treatment department caught fire.

Two patients died. Another patient and nurse are in serious condition. An employee of a medical institution suffered severe burns – she was taken to Yekaterinburg to a specialized department. The second victim is in intensive care.

The Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations for the Sverdlovsk Region reported that the area of ​​the fire was 1 square meter. The department does not provide any other details.