Ten people have died after a fire broke out on an intensive care ward treating coronavirus patients in Romania.
Seven others are critically injured following the fire at Piatra Neamt county hospital on Saturday.
Apart from one person, all those killed or injured are COVID-19 patients, according to emergency services spokesperson Irina Popa.
State broadcaster TVR said the doctor on duty was injured in the blaze after trying to save patients.
Prosecutors have said they will open an investigation to find out the cause of the fire.
Romania's health minister Nelu Tataru told local media the fire was "most likely triggered by a short circuit".
It managed to burn through two rooms housing 16 intensive care patients before it was put out.
Patients are being transferred to other hospitals nearby.
It is the deadliest fire in the country since 2015, when a night club in Bucharest burned down and killed 65 people.
The blaze triggered mass protests across the country as many said there had been a lack of accountability.
Piatra Neamt, in northeastern Romania, is about 220 miles from the capital, Bucharest.
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2020-11-14 19:16:09Z
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