At least 12 COVID-19 patients killed in fire at hospital in Gujarat’s Bharuch
Around 50 different patients present process remedy at Welfare Hospital have been rescued by locals and firefighters, officers mentioned.
At least 12 coronavirus patients have been killed in a fire at a hospital in Gujarat’s Bharuch in early hours on Saturday.
Around 50 different patients present process remedy at Welfare Hospital have been rescued by locals and firefighters, officers mentioned.
“At least 12 patients undergoing treatment in the COVID-19 ward were killed in the fire and resultant smoke,” mentioned Bharuch SP Rajendrasinh Chudasama.
He feared that casualties might go up. The four-storeyed designated COVID-19 hospital is located on the Bharuch-Jambusar freeway and is being run by a belief.
The fire broke out round 1 a.m. in a COVID ward on its floor flooring, mentioned fire officer Shailesh Sansiya.
The fire was managed inside an hour and round 50 patients have been rescued by locals in addition to firefighters, he mentioned, including that they have been shifted to different close by hospitals.
The precise purpose for the fire shouldn’t be recognized but, the officers mentioned.