13 Covid-19 patients die in Maharashtra hospital fire
April 23, 2021
Fire was preceded by an explosion in the AC unit of the intensive care unit
Maharashtra was struck with a third tragedy in the early hours of Friday morning, as a fire erupted in the intensive care unit of a hospital in Virar, Palghar district, killing 13 Covid patients in the blaze.
A similar tragedy had struck on Wednesday at the Dr Zakir Hussain Hospital in Nashik district where 24 Covid patients on life support died after a leak in a medical oxygen tank disrupted the supply of gas. On January 9 at the Bhandara Civil Hospital near Nagpur, 10 newborn children died after a fire broke out at the newborn care unit.