At least 22 people have died in connection to the fires and 554 have been injured, including 16 in serious condition, according to Interior Minister Carolina Tohá.
At least 22 people have died in connection to the fires and 554 have been injured, including 16 in serious condition, according to Interior Minister Carolina Tohá.
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No casualties have been reported yet. Nobody has died. All of the transfers have occurred with great calm, the health minister said
A major fire broke out in a hospital in Chile s capital city, Santiago, on Saturday, local authorities reported.
The fire broke out in a boiler room of the hospital which had nearly 350 patients, including people recovering for the deadly coronavirus.
San Borja hospital authorities told local media that all patients, including the ones who had been relying on ventilators, were being immediately shifted to other nearby hospitals.
The Santiago health agency said the fire started in a boiler room, and local authorities have said it might have been due to an electrical short circuit.