Nashik hospital tragedy | PM Modi expresses grief, Maharashtra CM announces probe

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed grief over the death of at least 22 COVID-19 patients at a Nashik hospital after the oxygen provide was interrupted attributable to a leakage within the storage plant.

Mr Modi described the tragedy as heart-wrenching.

The sufferers died because of the interrupted oxygen provide at a civic hospital for COVID-19 sufferers in Maharashtra’s Nashik following the leakage from an oxygen storage plant, District Collector Suraj Mandhare mentioned.

Mr Modi tweeted, “The tragedy at a hospital in Nashik because of oxygen tank leakage is heart-wrenching. Anguished by the loss of lives due to it. Condolences to the bereaved families in this sad hour.”

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday introduced monetary help of ₹5 lakh every to the households of twenty-two sufferers. Expressing grief over the incident, Mr Thackeray additionally introduced a radical probe into it.

“The kin of every person died in this incident will get compensation of Rs five lakh. I appeal to people to not indulge in any kind of politics,” he mentioned in an announcement.

“The oxygen leakage that led to the death of 22 people is a shocking incident. I cannot express my grief in words. Such incidents are devastating, especially when we are trying hard to save every COVID-19 patient.”

Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari expressed anguish over the deaths.

“I was deeply anguished to know about the death of innocent Covid-19 patients in the unfortunate incident of Oxygen tanker leakage at the Dr Zakir Hussain Hospital in Nashik. I convey my condolences to the next of those who lost their lives and wish speedy recovery to the affected persons,” the governor mentioned in a message.