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.
Patients are being shifted to other nearby hospitals.
VIRAR: Thirteen Covid-19 patients died in a blaze at the intensive care unit of a private hospital in Palghar district of Maharashtra on Friday, police said.
There were 90 patients in the hospital, 18 of them in ICU when the fire broke out after a blast in the AC unit, an official said. The dead include five women and eight men.
TV visuals showed the smoke-filled ICU in a disarray after the blaze, with the ceiling falling off in some places, beds and other furniture strewn around and kin of the deceased wailing outside the hospital.
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At least 13 ICU patients have died after a fire broke out last night at a hospital in Maharashtra s Virar, about 70 km from state capital Mumbai. A short circuit is believed to have caused the fire at 3:00 am today. The situation is said to be under control now.
The fire broke out in the ICU on the second floor of the four-storeyed Vijay Vallabh Hospital at Virar shortly after 3 am, an official said. Firefighters extinguished the blaze at 5.20 am, he added.
Maharashtra: 13 COVID-19 Patients Killed in Virar Hospital Fire
There were 90 patients in the hospital, 18 of them in the ICU, when the fire broke out after a blast in the AC unit.
Patients being wheeled out of the hospital after the fire. Photo: Screenshot from video
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New Delhi: Thirteen COVID-19 patients died in a blaze at the intensive care unit of a private hospital in Palghar district of Maharashtra on Friday, police said.
There were 90 patients in the hospital, 18 of them in the ICU, when the fire broke out after a blast in the AC unit, an official said. The dead include five women and eight men.
Thirteen people died when a fire broke out Friday morning at a hospital treating Covid-19 patients in Virar in Palghar district of Maharashtra, a state worst affected in the coronavirus pandemic. Images tweeted by news agency ANI showed patients being shifted from the Vijay Vallabh Hospital. PTI adds the fire engulfed the intensive care unit (ICU) on the second floor of the four-storied hospital after 3 am. Firefighters extinguished the blaze at 5.20 am, according to an official. There were 17 patients in the ICU when the fire broke out, the official said. Vivekanand Kadam, who leads the District Disaster Control Cell, told PTI the fire started after an explosion in the AC unit of the ICU.