[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] A fire broke out at Daegu Medical Center, which has a negative pressure isolation room for COVID-19 patients, causing medical staff and confirmed patients to evacuate to the first-floor lobby.
According to the Daegu Western Police Station on the 27th, a fire occurred around 11:56 PM the previous night in the system air conditioner of a patient room on the 4th floor of the main building of Daegu Medical Center. The fire was extinguished within 6 minutes by the sprinkler system inside the room.
When the fire alarm sounded, 43 people, including 14 close contacts of COVID-19 patients on the 4th floor of the main building, 26 confirmed patients hospitalized on the 3rd floor, and 3 nurses, urgently evacuated to the first-floor lobby. They were readmitted after the fire was put out.
A police official explained, "Fortunately, the sprinkler system activated, so the fire was already extinguished when we arrived," and added, "There are no signs of arson or accidental fire."
The police and fire authorities are investigating the exact cause of the fire, which is believed to have been caused by electrical factors.
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