Table 2.
Non-surgical oxygen-related fires (as reported or suspected) occurring before 2020 as found in media reports, scientific articles and other publications.
| No. | Country/Region | Location | Date of Event | Location where the event started | Type of patients in the location | Causality mentioned (Fixed facilities only) | Deaths and injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | Hyderabad | 21 October 2019 | Neonatal intensive care unit | Infants | Short circuit | 1 infant died, 3 injured |
| 2 | Korea | Gimpo | 24 September 2019 | Boiler room | Intensive care | Wrong procedure (maintenance) | 2 dead, 47 injured |
| 3 | Algeria | Oued Souf | 24 September 2019 | Maternity ward | Infants | Short circuit | 8 infants died |
| 4 | Italy | Ortona | 31 March 2019 | Hospital room | Unspecified | Cylinder explosion | 0 |
| 5 | Taiwan | New Taipei City | 13 August 2018 | Hospital room | Terminally ill | Cylinder explosion | 14 deaths 15 injured |
| 6 | Romania | Iasa | 11 April 2018 | Intensive care, cardiology and cardiovascular surgery | Intensive care and surgical | Electric wiring failure | 0 |
| 7 | India | Amravati | 29 May 2017 | Neonatal intensive care unit | Infants | Incubator short circuit | 4 infants died |
| 8 | India | Bhubaneswar | 17 October 2016 | Dialysis unit | Intensive care | Short circuit | 27 dead, 115 injured |
| 9 | Iraq | Baghdad | 10 August 2016 | Maternity ward | Infants | Electric wiring failure | 12 infants died |
| 10 | India | Northern India | 11 September 2015 | Intensive care unit | Intensive care | Chemical reaction between stored carbolic acid crystals and some other material | 0 |
| 11 | Latvia | Riga | 2 August 2013 | Storage room | None | Contact with oil | 0 |
| 12 | United Kingdom | Bath | 21 November 2011 | Intensive care unit | Intensive care | Cylinder explosion | 0 |
| 13 | Romania | Giulesti | 16 November 2010 | Maternity ward | Infants | Electric wiring failure | 5 infants died |
| 14 | Guyana | Georgetown | 10 May 2010 | Intensive care unit | Intensive care | Not specified | |
| 15 | Ukraine | Lugansk | 18 January 2010 | Intensive care unit | Not specified | Cylinder explosion | 5 deaths |
| 16 | India | Patiala | 30 January 2009 | Neonatal intensive care unit | Infants | Short circuit | 5 deaths, 5 injuries |
| 17 | India | Meerut | 17 November 2008 | Maternity ward | Infants | Incubator short circuit | 1 injury |
| 18 | France | Creil | 21 October 2008 | Hospital room | Not specified | Cylinder explosion | 1 death, 2 injuries |
| 19 | United States | Minneapolis, MN | 24 January 2008 | Hospital room | Infants | Not specified | 1 injury |
| 20 | Spain | Orihuela | 10 June 2007 | Intensive care unit | Intensive care | Short circuit (air conditioner) | 0 |
| 21 | Costa Rica | San Jose | 12 July 2005 | Neurosurgery unit | Neurosurgery | Short circuit (ceiling lamp) | 19 deaths |
| 22 | Italy | Milan | 2 November 1997 | Oxygen chamber | Not specified | Not specified | 11 deaths |
| 23 | United States | Brooklyn, NY | 2 September 1993 | Hospital room | Not specified | Oxygen equipment failure | 3 deaths |
| 24 | Canada | Saskatoon | 04 August 1988 | Neonatal intensive care unit | Infants | Short circuit | 0 |
| 25 | Canada | Saskatoon | 08 August 1988 | Neonatal intensive care unit | Infants | Short-circuit | 0 |