10 die after fire hits Covid-19 intensive care unit in Romania

Firefighting engines and ambulances are stationed outside the hospital in Piatra Neamt (AP)

Ten people have died and seven other people were critically injured after a fire at a Romanian intensive care ward where Covid-19 patients were receiving treatment.

The blaze spread through the ward at a public hospital in the northern city of Piatra Neamt, an emergency services spokeswoman said.