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23 patients rescued from fire at Covid-19 hospital in Gujarat s Vadodara
23 patients rescued from fire at Covid-19 hospital in Gujarat s Vadodara
23 patients were rescued after a fire broke out at a Covid-19 dedicated hospital in Gujarat s Vadodara on Wednesday evening.
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Firefighters present outside the hospital
23 patients were rescued after a fire broke out at a Covid-19 dedicated hospital in Gujarat s Vadodara on Wednesday evening.
Several fire engines were rushed to the Shree Vijay Vallabh Sarvajanik Hospital in the Mandvi area of Vadodara city and the fire has been brought under control now.
Of the 23 patients rescued from the Vadodra hospital, 17 were Covid-19 positive.
Guj: Fire in Vadodara hospital; 23 patients rescued, none hurt
By Mansoor| Updated: 17th March 2021 11:54 pm IST
Ahmedabad: At least 23 patients, including 17 COVID-19 patients, were evacuated to safety following a minor fire at a private hospital in Gujarat’s Vadodara city on Wednesday night, officials said.
Nobody was injured in the fire, which engulfed a portion of Shree Vijay Vallabh Sarvajanik Hospital in Mandvi area of Vadodara city, said Vadodara Collector Shalini Agarwal.
“All the 23 patients, including 17 COVID-19 patients, were rescued and shifted to other hospitals following the fire. No injury or casualty was reported in the mishap,” she said.
While the blaze started on the first floor of the four-storey hospital, smoke reached the second and the third floors, fire officer Amit Chaudhary said, adding that the Pani Gate fire station of Vadodara received the fire call at 9.05 pm.