At 2011August 24th 10, a fire broke out in the operating room of Shanghai Baosteel Hospital, and a general anesthesia patient who was undergoing amputation died. The hospital said that at least six medical staff were in the operating room at the time of the incident and found that the next room was on fire and then evacuated. At present, the police have been involved in the investigation, and relevant departments in Shanghai have stepped up their investigation.

Witnesses said that several doctors ran out of the building and told the firefighters who arrived that there were patients in the operating room. Firefighters entered the building to search. At that time, the fire in the operating room was not big, but it was filled with thick fog, and a patient who had an operation died. A person in charge of the propaganda department of the hospital said that the patient may have died of suffocation.

The deceased surnamed Zhu, 49 years old. 2011At about 8 pm on August 24th, Mr. Zhu was taken to the hospital for emergency treatment due to a car accident and underwent amputation. When the fire broke out, only Mr. Zhu was operating in the hospital. At that time, there were 6 medical staff in the operating room, including 2 doctors, 2 nurses and 2 anesthesiologists.