Patient Dies in Hospital Fire Caused by Cigarette, Family Sues Sheba Medical Center
Translated & summarized from Channel 13 by baba
Rami Nuri died in a 2022 hospital fire at Sheba Medical Center caused by another patient's cigarette. His widow sued the hospital for negligence, citing lack of fire safety measures. The hospital acknowledged the tragedy and praised staff efforts to limit harm.
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- Rami Nuri died in a 2022 fire at Sheba Medical Center caused by a patient's cigarette.
- His widow sued the hospital for negligence and lack of fire safety equipment.
- The hospital room lacked smoke detectors and fire extinguishers.
- Nuri was trapped for 11 minutes and suffered fatal burns over his body.
- Family was notified an hour after the fire about his death.
- Sheba praised staff for quick action preventing a larger disaster.
A medical negligence and safety failure lawsuit has been filed against Sheba Medical Center following the tragic death of Rami Nuri in 2022. Nuri, hospitalized with COVID-19, was trapped in a deadly fire that broke out in his hospital room after another patient smoked a cigarette there. His widow, Amira Nuri, filed the suit, citing the hospital's lack of fire extinguishers and smoke detectors that could have prevented or mitigated the blaze.
In an interview on the program "Sichat Hayom," Amira described the terrifying moments, explaining that her husband was placed in a small room intended for one patient but shared with another who smoked. She said the room was engulfed in flames without any fire detection systems, and her husband was only removed after 11 minutes, suffering fatal burns over his entire body. The fire occurred around 12:15 PM, but the family was only notified an hour later that he had died and asked to identify the body.
Sheba Medical Center responded, acknowledging the dangers of smoking-related fires and praising the quick and courageous actions of the staff on duty, which prevented a larger disaster. The hospital emphasized its ongoing commitment to patient, visitor, and staff safety and expressed condolences to the families affected by the tragic event.