Twelve patients among the 14 dead in Covid unit blaze in Macedonia

A forensic officer works at the site after a fire at a makeshift hospital in North Macedonia (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)

Forensic experts have identified the 14 victims of a fire in a Covid-19 field hospital in North Macedonia as 12 patients and two visiting relatives.

The fire broke out late on Wednesday in the western town of Tetovo, destroying the facility within minutes. Twelve people were also injured.