Fire panic at research hospital: Patients evacuated
A fire that broke out in the oncology building of the Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Training and Research Hospital in Rize was brought under control by fire crews in a short time. Patients were evacuated due to heavy smoke.
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A fire broke out at the Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University (RTEÜ) Training and Research Hospital in Rize. The fire, which started on the 1st floor of the oncology building, caused panic in the hospital. Fire crews arriving at the scene upon notification brought the fire under control and extinguished it in a short time.
INVESTIGATION LAUNCHED
The fire broke out on the 1st floor of the oncology building at the RTEÜ Training and Research Hospital at around 16:30. The fire, which was intervened by fire crews arriving upon notification, was extinguished in a short time.
While the building was covered in heavy smoke following the fire, 18 patients were evacuated by staff within 30 minutes.
Teams have launched an investigation to determine the cause of the fire.