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May 12, 2020 Five people in intensive care in the Covid ward of St. George's Hospital in St. Petersburg died in a fire. The cause of the death of the five patients, an informed source of the facts, was the inhalation of carbon monoxide and substances derived from the combustion of plastic. According to the first reconstructions, the overload would have been triggered by the overloading of a fan for artificial respiration, which was working beyond its maximum power. On the incident the investigators have opened an investigation for "murder of two or more people due to negligence", which will have to verify compliance with the safety and fire regulations in the hospital. Also in Moscow, a few days ago, a fire broke out in a hospital that is treating Covid patients, making a victim.