The new building, too, did not have BU permission, which, as a dedicated Covid hospital (DCH), was opened to patients in November 2020. The Commission has attributed the fire to electrical sparks between two beds of the ICU from the loose wire of a ventilator.
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Fire reported at a hospital in India as second wave of COVID-19 strains the healthcare system
Fire reported at a hospital in India as second wave of COVID-19 strains the healthcare system
Azmi HarounMay 1, 2021, 03:54 IST
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A fire was reported inside the Bharuch Welfare Hospital in Gujarat, India, on Friday, with early reports suggesting that there were casualties, according to local reports.
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The fire broke out due to a short circuit in the ICU ward, as per reports. Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted and expressed grief at the incident. (Image Source: ANI)
Updated: May 1, 2021, 10:32 AM IST
At least 18 people have died after a fire broke out in Patel Welfare COVID hospital of Gujarat s Bharuch in the early hours on Saturday. Most patients were shifted to another hospital, as per initial updates. The fire broke out due to a short circuit in the ICU ward, as per reports. The hospital is situated around 190 km from Ahmedabad.
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It is learnt that the hospital building did not have a No Objection Certificate (NOC) mandatory to be obtained from the fire department
Saturday May 1, 2021 12:34 PM, ummid.com with inputs from IANS
Gandhinagar: At least 18 Covid-19 patients died due a fire at a Covid designated hospital in Bharuch district on Saturday morning.
Over 50-60 patients were admitted in the Patel Welfare Hospital when the fire broke out in the ICU ward at midnight. The fire officers have said that the hospital did not have an NOC for fire.
The fire erupted in the middle of the night in the designated Covid hospital on the Bharuch-Jambusar highway, around 190 km from the state capital Ahmedabad. The exact cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained, according to the officials.