Turkish hospital fire kills 9 Covid-19 patients The fire was caused by the explosion of an oxygen ventilator Police blocks a street near Schwedenplatz square after exchanges of gunfire in Vienna, Austria November 2, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS ANKARA: The death toll from fire in an intensive care unit of a private hospital in southeastern Turkey rose to nine, the country's health minister said on Saturday. "The painful incident that occurred in the intensive care unit in Gaziantep upset us all. Number of deaths is nine. Other patients affected by the fire were transferred to nearby hospitals by our 112 emergency teams," Fahrettin Koca said on Twitter.