India hospital fire kills 13 as nation struggles with oxygen shortage
April 23, 2021
Ajoy Sehgal, a New Delhi's Sir Ganga Ram Hospital spokesperson, said he would not comment on whether 25 patients who died in the past 24 hours at the hospital died from a lack of oxygen. — Courtesy photo
NEW DELHI — A fire in western India killed 13 COVID-19 patients in hospital early on Friday amid rising infections in the country.
India reported a daily record in new cases, adding 332,730 in 24 hours.
The situation has worsened in the country as the nation's hospitals struggle to get oxygen supplies to treat patients.
Indian news agencies reported that a serious oxygen supply crisis was contributing to the deaths of COVID-19 patients.