Three Newborn Babies Killed In Bucharest Maternity Hospital Explosion

Three newborn babies were killed in the intensive care unit of the Giulesti maternity hospital in Bucharest on Monday, in an explosion caused by an electrical fault, people close to the matter said.

Three Newborn Babies Killed In Bucharest Maternity Hospital Explosion

Eight other babies were severely burnt in the explosion apparently caused by a glitch in the hospital's air-conditioning system, said Health Ministry undersecretary Raed Arafat, also chief of the emergency services.

Arafat said rescuers discovered the injured babies in the intensive care department, adding they had been sent to the Bucharest Grigore Alexandrescu children hospital, while their mothers were admitted to other medical units.

Dan George Enescu, head of the Grigore Alexandrescu hospital, described the babies' condition as "extremely critical" and said prematurely born babies have burns covering 70-80%t of their bodies, which, he stressed, it is too much for them.

Prosecutors set off an investigation to establish what caused the explosion and whether it is a negligence case.



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  • cris 17 aug 2010

    Two reasons for this tragedy: 1.Corruption. 2. A very small budget for medicine and hospitals. All governments of the last 20 years weren't interested to have good medical services. The Budget for medical services is right now the same as that for Education, around 3% of PIB. Moreover, the actual Prime Minister already decided to cut again the funds for medical services. Right now, there is NO difference between Romania and one African country. It is not the Romanians fault but of their chiefs.

  • camelia 17 aug 2010

    Romanian babies killed because of ignorance first. It's easier to blame the sysem for this tragedy instead of blaming humans for not doing their job. Nurses who leave their workplaces to smoke or do something else, locked doors, things being improvised everythere, ignorance everywhere. I am overworked and underpaid and I still do my job and i feel responsible for everything I do. this is a sick system because we are all sick of ignorance.

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