7 injured in fire at Russian hospital-Xinhua

7 injured in fire at Russian hospital

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2025-11-13 15:28:45

MOSCOW, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- Seven people were wounded when a fire broke out on Thursday at the Saratov Regional Infectious Diseases Clinical Hospital in Russia, said the regional law enforcement authority.

According to the Prosecutor's Office of the Saratov region, a fire erupted at 2:40 a.m. local time (2240 GMT Wednesday), engulfing three treatment rooms on the second floor of the hospital and injuring seven people, who are now under medical care.

In September, a fire occurred at a psychiatric hospital in the city of Tambov, injuring five.