Tag: fire
Macedonia 10.09.21 | 18:38

If I were in this position, I would resign for moral reasons, Pendarovski tells Filipce

If I were in this position, I would resign for moral reasons, says President Stevo Pendarovski about the decision of Minister Venko Filipce not to assume responsibility until the investigation is completed. Macedonia mourns the 15 lives that were lost in the tragic fire in the modular covid hospital...
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 | 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 | 09:25

After the catastrophic fire in Tetovo, prosecutor Ruskoska reportedly investigating the crony contract to build the container hospitals

Organized crime prosecutor Vilma Ruskoska has required to review the documents from the procurement contract to build modular Covid hospitals, SDK.mk reported. A total of 19 such units were built earlier this year, mainly located next to general hospitals in larger cities, to provide spill-over capacity....
Macedonia 10.09.21 | 08:46

Tetovo fire: Two of the dead were outside visitors to the hospital

Two of the 14 casualties in the horrific fire in the Tetovo hospital were not patients but outside visitors, said doctor Gzim Nuredini. The practice of allowing relatives and other people to enter what should normally be a restricted Covid ward was encouraged by the Tetovo hospital, since they are short-staffed...
Macedonia 09.09.21 | 22:50

Tragedy: Daughter and mother burned together, son and father, 31-year-old boy also among the victims in the Tetovo hospital fire

The Institute of Forensic Medicine is currently identifying the victims of Wednesday’s fire in the modular hospital in Tetovo. After a long traumatic night, the immense grief of the families of the victims continued in front of the Institute of Forensic Medicine. Some were waiting for the results...
Macedonia 09.09.21 | 21:11

Arsovski: Without the resignation of Zaev and Filipce, there is no objective investigation into the Tetovo hospital fire

Venko Filipce does not have an answer to any question that interests the public and that is posed to him all day, but he is sure of one thing and knows only that he will not resign. At the same time, he does not know if he felt moral responsibility and would wait for the report of Oliver Spasovski, said...
Macedonia 09.09.21 | 20:31

Investigators suspect two causes of the fire at the Tetovo hospital

The field investigation is over. Following the findings at the scene, the Public Prosecutor’s Office announced that it is working to clarify the cause of the fire. Alsat sources in the prosecution say that the investigation team is working on two possible cause. The first is related to the suspicions...
Macedonia 09.09.21 | 19:57

Hajredini: The result of the expert analysis does not exclude or reduce the moral responsibility of the minister and the director

The result of the expert analysis, whatever it is, does not exclude or reduce the objective and moral responsibility of the minister and the director, but also of Zaev and Teuta. We are witnessing that in the civilized world, even for not so tragic cases, officials resign, ex-minister Xhevdet Hajredini...
Macedonia 09.09.21 | 18:57

Filipce: Hospitals are safe, fires occur

According to the Minister of Health Venko Filipce, the modular hospitals are safe according to all standards and procedures, and fires occur. They questioned the quality and safety. What I have here with me is all the documentation for procurement and installation for modular hospitals, and it is all...
Macedonia 09.09.21 | 18:40

Victims in Tetovo hospital fire aged between 29 and 79

The Minister of Health Venko Filipce informed at Thursday’s press conference that 26 patients were hospitalized in the Covid Center in Tetovo during this terrible event, and two doctors and four nurses were also in the hospital during the fire. 12 patients who were evacuated safely from the covid...
Macedonia 09.09.21 | 17:27

Pendarovski: At this moment I do not know if there is a basis for moral and political accountability

President Stevo Pendarovski told reporters in Tetovo on Thursday that according the information he has received from authorities, so far there are no indications that the fire that erupted in the modular hospital was intentional. However, I say, it is the information I have at this moment and of course...
Macedonia 09.09.21 | 14:21

Witness testimony: The Tetovo hospital fire was caused by a defibrillator

Media outlets in Tetovo are carrying the testimony of a family which fled the fire in the Covid hospital in the nick of time. According to them, the fire apparently started when doctors were using a defibrillator to help a dying young girl. Horrific tragedy in Tetovo, at least 14 dead as fire rips through...
Macedonia 09.09.21 | 13:59

Three days of mourning declared

The Government declared a three day period of mourning, following the devastating fire that ripped through a Covid hospital in Tetovo, killing at least 14. Starting today, flags will fly at half mast, and all public venues are urged to cancel cultural events, parties and sports events. The political...
Macedonia 09.09.21 | 11:16

Tetovo declares three days of mourning after hospital fire kills 14 Covid patients

Tetovo Mayor Teuta Arifi declared three days of mourning in the city, after the devastating fire in the modular Covid hospital that killed at least 14 patients. We will support the families from our emergency funds, as soon as we have officially determined the identities of the victims, Mayor Arifi said. Horrific...
Macedonia 09.09.21 | 10:19

Toll in the Tetovo Covid hospital fire: 14 dead and 12 injured

The Healthcare Ministry informed that 14 people were killed and 12 injured in the fire that devastated the Covid hospital in Tetovo yesterday. According to the Ministry, 26 patients were treated in the modular hospital at the time of the fire. The surviving patients continue to be treated in the Tetovo...
Macedonia 09.09.21 | 08:42

State leaders rushed to Tetovo, did not disclose more information about the tragic fire

Top Government officials rushed to Tetovo yesterday, as the news of the major fire in the modular Covid hospital spread, abandoning the celebrations organized for the 30th anniversary of Macedonia’s independence in Skopje. Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, DUI party leader Ali Ahmeti, Deputy Prime Minister...
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