The chief executive officer (CEO) Dr Dilip Shah and the chief administrative officer (CAO) Dr Shailesh Pathak of the Vijay Vallabh hospital in Virar, where a fi
Death toll rises to 15 in Virar hospital fire
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The death toll in the COVID care hospital fire incident in Maharashtra s Palghar district reached 15, informed Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation on Friday.
A case has been registered under IPC Section 304, 337, 338 and 34 at Arnala Police Station, against staff, management, and a doctor in the hospital fire incident, said DCP Sanjay Patil.
On Friday, a fire broke out at an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Vijay Vallabh COVID care hospital in the Virar area of Maharashtra s Palghar district.
The incident took place around 3.30 am on the second floor of the facility, the Corona Control Room, Vasai Virar Municipal Corporation said.
Virar hospital fire: Kin of each victim to get Rs 5 lakh aid
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Last Updated: Apr 23, 2021, 11:43 AM IST
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Thirteen coronavirus patients died after the blaze in the intensive care unit (ICU) located on the second floor of the four-storeyed Vijay Vallabh Hospital at Virar in the early hours of Friday. Five women and eight men died in the incident.
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday announced financial assistance of Rs five lakh each to the families of 13 COVID-19 patients, who died in a fire at a hospital in Virar of Palghar district. A statement from the Chief Minister s Office (CMO) said those who suffered serious injuries in the incident will be given Rs one lakh compensation each.
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Families of 13 dead in Virar hospital fire to get financial aid of Rs 5 lakh each: Uddhav Thackeray
Thirteen coronavirus patients died after the blaze in the intensive care unit (ICU) located on the second floor of the four-storeyed Vijay Vallabh Hospital at Virar in the early hours of Friday
PTI | April 23, 2021 | Updated 15:03 IST
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday announced a financial assistance of Rs five lakh each to the families of 13 COVID-19 patients, who died in a fire at a hospital in Virar of Palghar district.
A statement from the Chief Minister s Office (CMO) said those who suffered serious injuries in the incident will be given Rs one lakh compensation each.
Not a national news : Maharashtra Health Minister on death of 13 COVID patients in Virar hospital fire
Rajesh Tope further said that there will a detailed investigation into the matter and the culprits will be punished.
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A Covid-19 pateint being taken out of a hospital after a fire in Virar, Friday, April 23, 2021. (Photo | PTI) By ANI
MUMBAI: Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Friday said that the fire incident at Vijay Vallabh COVID care hospital in the Virar area of Maharashtra s Palghar district in which 13 patients loss their lives is not national news . In today s meeting with the PM, we will talk about Oxygen, Remdesivir, an adequate quantity of vaccines for the State.also the Virar fire incident, it is not national news. State govt will provide financial assistance to those affected, Rajesh Tope said while talking to the media.