India: 18 Covid patients dead in fire at Gujarat hospital
PTI, AFP/Bharuch
Filed on May 1, 2021 | Last updated on May 1, 2021 at 06.18 am
There were around 50 other patients at the hospital when the fire broke out in the Covid-19 ward.
At least 18 coronavirus patients died after a fire broke out at a hospital in Gujarat's Bharuch in the early hours on Saturday.
Gut-wrenching visuals of the tragedy showed remains of some patients on stretchers and beds.
There were around 50 other patients at the four- storeyed Welfare Hospital when the fire broke out in the Covid-19 ward at 1 am. They were rescued by locals and firefighters, an official said.