Fire at Covid care centre in Bhavnagar

A hearth broke out at a hotel- turned-Covid care centre in Gujarat’s Bhavnagar city in the wee hours Wednesday, officers mentioned, including no person was harm.

Altogether 61 coronavirus sufferers have been shifted from the power to different hospitals after the “minor fire and smoke”, an official mentioned.

There have been 68 sufferers at the power when the fireplace broke out. The remaining seven will likely be shifted quickly, he mentioned.

The lodge, round 170 km from the state capital, was transformed right into a Covid care centre by a personal hospital.

The fireplace was minor and was doused instantly, the official mentioned.

Smoke engulfed the third ground of the “Generation X Hotel” facility, the place the sufferers have been saved, mentioned senior fireplace officer of Bhavnagar fireplace brigade, Bharat Kanada.

“The fire was caused by a spark in a TV shortly after midnight. It was brought under control quickly. However, thick smoke filled the top floor of the three-storey hotel, making it difficult for the patients to be kept there,” he mentioned.

“As a precaution, 61 patients were shifted to other hospitals with the help of fire personnel. The remaining seven will also be shofted soon,” he mentioned.

Bhavnagar Collector Gaurang Makwana mentioned all of the 68 coronavirus sufferers at the centre have been protected and the “minor fire” was introduced underneath management instantly.

Sixteen COVID-19 sufferers and two nurses died in a blaze at the four-storeyed Welfare Hospital in Bharuch in the state on May 1.

The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday criticised the state authorities over the Bharuch hospital fireplace, saying it was contemptuous on its half to not stay vigilant and keep away from such incidents, and cited many orders handed in this regard.