A fireplace has damaged out in a hospital on Rome’s outskirts, killing at the very least 4 folks
ByThe Related Press
December 9, 2023, 2:58 AM
Italian Firefighters spray water on a constructing of the San Giovanni Evangelista Hospital after a fireplace broke out inflicting the dying of 4 folks in Tivoli, Italy, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023. (Italian Firefighters By way of AP)
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ROME — A fireplace broke out in a hospital on Rome’s outskirts, killing at the very least 4 folks and forcing the evacuation of the power and its sufferers, officers stated Saturday.
Sufferers in intensive care at St. John the Evangelist hospital in Tivoli had been transferred instantly to different hospitals through ambulance, the Tivoli mayor’s workplace stated in a press release. Much less-critical sufferers had been moved into a close-by municipal gymnasium pending switch to different services.
The blaze started late Friday and was ultimately introduced below management and 4 folks had been confirmed killed, the hearth division stated in a press release.
Video — launched by the division — confirmed fireplace crews on ladders attempting to achieve the higher flooring of the hospital as smoke billowed out.
Tivoli, which is situated about 35 kilometers (20 miles) northeast of the middle of Rome, is a well-liked vacationer vacation spot. It’s best identified for the archaeological websites of Villa d’Este and Villa Adriana, each of that are UNESCO World Heritage Websites.