As noted, the police found that the fire probably occurred as a result of non-compliance with fire safety by one of the patients in the box of the department with COVID-19 patients.
As a result of the fire, one 76-year-old patient died, another 77-year-old man received 75% of body burns and is in the intensive care unit.
A number of examinations have been appointed.
Earlier, the deputy head of the regional administration Natalya Husak reported an explosion in the city hospital of Chernivtsi.
The mayor of the city, Roman Klichuk, said that the causes of the fire are being investigated, but this is definitely not related to the electrical wiring or the explosion of the oxygen cylinder.