Palghar hospital fire kills 13 Covid patients; Prez, PM, CM express grief By IANS | 6 Views Palghar hospital fire kills 13 Covid patients; Prez, PM, CM express grief. Image Source: IANS Palghar, April 23 : At least 13 patients including 6 women perished in a major fire that broke out in a private Covid hospital in Virar town of Palghar district of Maharashtra, around 80 kms north of Mumbai, early on Friday, officials said. President R. N. Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Leader of Opposition (Assembly) Devendra Fadnavis and other leaders have expressed grief over the tragedy.