Fire in Romanian hospital kills at least 9 people

A fire broke out Friday morning at a hospital in Romania’s port city of Constanta, leaving at least nine people dead

A fire broke out Friday morning at a hospital in Romania’s port city of Constanta, leaving at least nine people dead, authorities said, Qazet.az reports citing Yahoo.

All the patients had been evacuated from Constanta’s Hospital for Infectious Diseases and the fire had been extinguished by mid-morning, Romania's emergency situations inspectorate said.

The health ministry said in a statement that more details will be given at a news conference at an unspecified time.