Romanian Nurse Charged With Manslaughter Released From Custody

The hospital’s technical department chief, Vasile Dima, and the head of the neonatology department, Adrian Ioan Toma, also faced negligence charges.

The fire of August 16 in the maternity ward of Bucharest’s Giulesti hospital left three premature babies dead and eight others severely injured. Three more babies died in the following period.

After the fire, investigators found violations of safety rules involving workers, the security of electrical systems and human resources management and the hospital faced charges of manslaughter and unintentionally causing injuries.

The hospital was closed for investigations and repair works and was reopen on September 20.