Chhattisgarh Covid Ward Fire Toll 5, Govt Orders Probe
While one patient was burnt alive, four others died of suffocation due to the fire at a private hospital in Raipur on Saturday. PTI Outlook Web Bureau 2021-04-18T17:19:40+05:30 Chhattisgarh Covid Ward Fire Toll 5, Govt Orders Probe outlookindia.com 2021-04-18T21:34:02+05:30
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Authorities have ordered an investivation into a fire which killed five coronavirus patients in the Covid ward of a private hospital in Chhattisgarh s capital city Raipur on Saturday.
Dr S Bharathi Dasan, Raipur s Collector, has ordered an investigation into the incident, and officials have been instructed to conduct safety check at all the coronavirus hospitals in the city.
Read more about Five die in Chhattisgarh coronavirus hospital fire; probe ordered on Business Standard. Authorities have ordered an investigation after five coronavirus patients died in a fire at the COVID-19 ward of a private hospital in Chhattisgarh s capital city Raipur, police said on Sunday.
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4 killed in hospital fire in Chhattisgarh
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Fire incident in Safdarjung hospital s ICU ward.. Image Source: IANS News
Raipur, April 17 : Four patients were killed when a fire engulfed a private hospital in the Chhattisgarh capital Raipur on Saturday.
While Ramesh Sahu succumbed to burn injuries, three others Ishwar Rao, Vandana Gajmala and Devika Sonkar died due to suffocation.
The reason why the fire erupted was not immediately known.
Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel called the disaster very unfortunate and expressed profound grief towards the families of the bereaved, said an official statement.
He announced a financial aid of each Rs 4 lakh to the families of the four who died.