Tag: Tetovo
Macedonia 15.09.21 | 12:42

Mickoski: The containers should have withstood minimum 2 hours of fire, but they burned in 2 minutes. Here is why

In the absence of answers from the authorities, the leader of VMRO-DPMNE Hristijan Mickoski shares information that increases the responsibility of those who run away from moral and any other responsibility. Yesterday I asked about the manner and material of construction of the modular hospitals. Here...
Macedonia 15.09.21 | 10:18

Zaev, Filipce and Hasani know the answers to these 10 questions – the truth will not be known until they leave

Zaev, Filipce and Hasani should resign, only then will we have an impartial investigation that will answer all questions to which the Prime Minister, Minister of Health and his Deputy do not want to hear the answer, VMRO-DPMNE said. Zaev, Filipce and Hasani know, but they don want the answers to these...
Macedonia 14.09.21 | 18:19

Classes in corona hit Tetovo and Gostivar will continue to be held online for one more week

Pupils in Tetovo and Gostivar will continue to attend online classes for another week, the Government announced today. The two cities are worst hit by the large current coronavirus wave. The Government continues to insist that elementary and high school students in the rest of the country attend in-person...
Macedonia 14.09.21 | 15:20

AA asks key questions to the municipality and the hospital: Why was there no fire alarm, protective equipment and who installed the electricity network?

The modular hospitals in the country were built with funds from the World Bank loan, and according to the tender documentation, published by the Alliance for Albanians, it is clear that the Tetovo Hospital and the Municipality of Tetovo are responsible for fire protection. After the municipality of Tetovo...
Macedonia 13.09.21 | 15:26

Albanian news sites note Zaev’s absence from Tetovo, compare with Gruevski’s support after the 2015 floods

Albanian news site Shqip Media called out Zoran Zaev for his decision to stay away from Tetovo after the catastrophic hospital fire there that killed 15 people. Zaev visited the city once, on the eve of the fire, and was not seen in public for two days afterwards. The site contrasts this with the approach...
Macedonia 13.09.21 | 12:30

Mickoski calls for resignations of the Government officials after witness in the Tetovo hospital fire reported that he is receiving death threats

VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski shared the testimony of Ibin Emshiu from Tetovo, who warns that he is facing death threats after he spoke out about the details of the catastrophic Tetovo hospital fire, in which his father and brother were killed. According to Mickoski, this is evidence that the...
Macedonia 13.09.21 | 11:06

Man who lost his father and brother and spoke out about the chaos preceding the Tetovo fire says he is now getting death threats

Ibin Emshiu, a man from Tetovo who lost his father and paralyzed brother to the dreadful hospital fire last week, said that he is now receiving death threats to stop talking about the catastrophe. The fire that killed 15 patients and visitors became a major political issue for the ruling SDSM –...
Macedonia 12.09.21 | 18:22

New video of Tetovo covid hospital fire emerges: Several explosions, screams and sirens heard

A new video of the fire at the Covid hospital in Tetovo has emerged. This time it is on the other side of the river, where it is clear that through the fire, there are several explosions, probably from oxygen. The deadly fire that occurred on the night of September 8 claimed 14 lives. The modular hospital...
Macedonia 12.09.21 | 09:02

There was no fire extinguisher in the Tetovo covid center, a Tetovo resident testifies

There was no fire extinguisher or fire extinguishing system in the modular covid center in Tetovo, Emshi Ibim, who lost his father and brother in the fire, told “Deutsche Welle”. Emshi Ibim from the village of Sinicane spent six days caring for his family members at the hospital because,...
Macedonia 11.09.21 | 15:49

Tetovo march: The tragic fire was the last straw in everything, in recent years we’ve been silent about all the bad things that have happened

A march was held in Tetovo on Saturday from the town square to the burned modular hospital in honor of the 14 people who lost their lives on September 8 fire. Before the start of the march on the square, trees were symbolically planted in honor of the victims. Flowers and wreaths were laid in front of...
Macedonia 11.09.21 | 11:05

Health Ministry chose the materials for the modular hospitals: This is how PUR insulation panel burns exposed to fire for 30 seconds

This is what a PUR insulation panel looks like when exposed to fire for about 30 seconds. Next to it is the PIR panel, exposed to fire for the same amount of time, reports TV 24. The PUR panel has a low flame resistance. PUR panels are installed in the modular hospitals in the country. Is this the reason...
Macedonia 10.09.21 | 22:11

Filipce’s resignation is not enough, the investigation will be successful only if Zaev resigns

48 hours have passed since the tragic event in Tetovo, and Zaev still has not addressed the public about the disaster. Zaev has been silent for two days and is avoiding resignation in order to free the investigation from influence that will hinder its objectivity and neutrality, says VMRO-DPMNE. The...
Macedonia 10.09.21 | 18:02

Tetovo hospital director, Florin Besimi, resigns

The director of the Tetovo Hospital, Dr. Florin Besimi, announced that he is resigning, after Wednesday’s fire at the Tetovo covid center in which 14 people died. As a doctor, who I have dedicated my whole professional life to treating my fellow citizens and as the first responsible person in the...
Macedonia 10.09.21 | 16:51

Tetovo Municipality to give 60 thousand denars to families of victims and injured in the fire

I met with the fire brigade. According to their report at 9:02 pm on September 8 they received a call that fire broke out in the covid hospital. They arrived at there at 9:07 pm with 16 firefighters and three trucks. The fire was extinguished at 09:45 pm, said the mayor of Tetovo, Teuta Arifi on Friday. Due...
Macedonia 10.09.21 | 15:35

Video shows the desperate evacuation from the burning Tetovo hospital

A Tik-Tok user uploaded what appears to be video from the deadly fire that broke out in the Tetovo Covid hospital on Wednesday. The recording seems to come from the hospital’s surveillance system. It shows people being pulled out of a window as smoke billows out as well as explosions.  
Macedonia 10.09.21 | 12:59

Zaev still hasn’t addressed the public about the Tetovo disaster

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev was last seen in the public on Wednesday evening, when he visited the site of the catastrophic Tetovo hospital fire that killed 15 people. Zaev refused to speak to the press or address the public on the even of the tragedy, and has remained silent ever since. Healthcare Minister...
Macedonia 10.09.21 | 12:46

Faulty defibrillator remains a possible cause of the Tetovo hospital fire

Sloboden Pecat reports the indirect testimony of a doctor from the Tetovo modular Covid hospital, who told colleagues that he saw smoke coming out from a defibrillator that was being used to reanimate a young patient. This, according to other witnesses, was a possible reason for the fire. The colleague...
Macedonia 10.09.21 | 12:40

Tetovo: Families begin burying their dead

Families of th victims of the Tetovo hospital fire will begin burying their family members today, Alsat TV reported. Fifteen people died in the fire in the modular Covid hospital, and 12 were injured. The cause of the fire is still being investigated, and forensics teams examined the bodies.
Macedonia 10.09.21 | 12:30

Tetovo hospital fire toll rose to 15

The body of another, 15th casualty from the devastating hospital fire in Tetovo, was brought for a forensics examination to Skopje today. It is a 20 year old woman who was suffering from cerebral palsy and was treated at the improvised Covid hospital that caught fire. According to eyewitnesses, the woman...
Macedonia 10.09.21 | 10:45

Tetovo police arrests an 80 year old heroin dealer

Police in Tetovo arrested an 80 year old man who was selling heroin. During the raid in his apartment, the police seized drugs and a large cache of ammunition.
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