Table 3.
Non-surgical oxygen-related fires (as reported or suspected) occurring in 2020–21 as found in media reports, scientific articles and other publications (p. 1 of 2).
| No. | Country/ Region | Location | Date of Event | Location where the event started | Type of patients in the location | Suspected Cause | Deaths and injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thailand | Rayong | 12 May 2021 | Covid-19 ward | Covid-19 | Short circuit (air conditioner) | 0 |
| 2 | South Africa | Modimolle | 4 May 2021 | Covid-19 ward | Covid-19 | Not specified | 2 deaths |
| 3 | India | Bharuch | 30 April 2021 | Intensive care unit | Covid-19 | Short circuit | 18 deaths |
| 4 | Iraq | Baghdad | 25 April 2021 | Intensive care unit | Covid-19 | Wrong procedure | 82 deaths, 110 injuries |
| 5 | India | Mumbai | 23 April 2021 | Intensive care unit | Covid-19 | Short circuit (air conditioner) | 15 deaths |
| 6 | Bangladesh | Dhaka | 17 March 2021 | Intensive care unit | Covid-19 | Short circuit | 3 deaths |
| 7 | Brazil | Osasco, SP | 2 March 2021 | Emergency department | Covid-19 | Short circuit | 0 |
| 8 | Ukraine | Chernivtsi | 27 February 2021 | Covid-19 ward | Covid-19 | Pipe rupture | 1 death, 1 injury |
| 9 | Mexico | Ixmiquilpan | 21 February 2021 | Oxygen storage | Covid-19 | Short circuit | 0 |
| 10 | Ukraine | Zaporozhye | 4 February 2021 | Intensive care unit | Covid-19 | Not specified | 4 deaths |
| 11 | Romania | Bucharest | 29 January 2021 | Intensive care unit | Covid-19 | Short circuit | 24 deaths |
| 12 | India | Bhandara | 9 January 2021 | Newborn care unit | Infants | Short circuit | 10 infants die |
| 13 | Belarus | Brest | 27 December 2020 | Oxygen supply station | Covid-19 | Not specified | 1 death |
| 14 | Egypt | Cairo | 26 December 2020 | Intensive care unit | Covid-19 | Short circuit | 8 deaths, 5 injuries |
| 15 | Russia | Astrakhan | 20 December 2020 | Oxygen storage | Covid-19 | Wrong procedure | 1 injury |
| 16 | Turkey | Gazantiep | 19 December 2020 | Intensive care unit | Covid-19 | Oxygen equipment failure | 11 deaths, 8 injured |
| 17 | Romania | Targa Mures | 4 December 2020 | Intensive care unit | Covid-19 | Short circuit | 0 |
| 18 | India | Rajkot | 27 November 2020 | Intensive care unit | Covid-19 | Short circuit | 5 deaths |
| 19 | Russia | Vynnky | 20 November 2020 | Oxygen supply system | Covid-19 | Cracked plate | 0 |
| 20 | Romania | Piatra Neamt | 16 November 2020 | Intensive care unit | Covid-19 | Short circuit | 10 deaths, 1 injured |
| 21 | Poland | Lodz | 10 November 2020 | Covid-19 ward | Covid-19 | Smoking | 0 |
| 22 | India | Dahisar | 31 October 2020 | Intensive care unit | Covid-19 | Oxygen equipment failure | 0 |
| 23 | Russia | Chelyabinsk | 31 October 2020 | Oxygen supply station | Covid-19 | Oxygen equipment failure | 0 |
| 24 | Spain | Bilbao | 29 October 2020 | Intensive care unit | Covid-19 | Smoking | 1 injury |
| 25 | India | Odisha | 21 September 2020 | Intensive care unit | Covid-19 | Oxygen equipment failure | 0 |
| 26 | Canada | Saskatoon | 13 September 2020 | Emergency department | Emergency care | Smoking | 1 injured |
| 27 | India | Vadodara | 8 September 2020 | Covid-19 ward | Covid-19 | Oxygen equipment failure | 0 |
| 28 | Cuba | Cienfuegos | 5 September 2020 | Intensive care unit | Intensive care | Not specified | 0 |
| 29 | Kazakhstan | Almaty | 15 August 2020 | Oxygen supply tank | Cardiology | Not specified | 1 death |
| 30 | India | Bodeli | 12 August 2020 | Covid-19 ward | Covid-19 | Short circuit | 0 |
| 31 | India | Vijayawada | 9 August 2020 | Not specified | Covid-19 | Short circuit | 11 deaths |
| 32 | India | Ahmedabad | 6 August 2020 | Intensive care unit | Covid-19 | Short circuit | 8 deaths |
| 33 | Iran | Tehran | 30 June 2020 | Storage | Not specified | Short circuit (air conditioner) | 19 deaths, 4 injuries |
| 34 | Egypt | Alexandria | 29 June 2020 | Intensive care unit | Covid-19 | Short circuit (air conditioner) | 7 deaths, 1 injury |
| 35 | Mexico | Chihuahua | 13 June 2020 | Not specified | Children | Maintenance activity | 1 |
| 36 | France | Dechy | 25 May 2020 | Pipeline | Not specified | External fire | 0 |
| 37 | Russia | Saint Petersburg | 12 May 2020 | Intensive care unit | Covid-19 | Oxygen equipment failure | 5 deaths |
| 38 | Russia | Moscow | 9 May 2020 | Intensive care unit | Covid-19 | Oxygen equipment failure | 1 death |