Coronavirus
Coronavirus: Five COVID-19 patients killed in India hospital fire
A fire broke out early Friday in a privately-run hospital treating coronavirus patients in western India, killing at least five of them and injuring 28 others.
Police officer K.N. Bhukan said fire engines restricted the blaze to one floor of the hospital and extinguished it within 30 minutes.
The cause of the fire is being investigated.
For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.
The Press Trust of India news agency said the fire started in the intensive care unit of Uday Shivanand Hospital that was treating 33 coronavirus patients.
Some of the patients with fire burns were evacuated to another hospital in Rajkot, a city in western Gujarat state, nearly 1,100 kilometers (685 miles) southwest of New Delhi.
In August, a fire killed eight coronavirus patients in a hospital in Ahmedabad, another key city in Gujarat state.
Poor maintenance and lack of proper firefighting equipment often causes deaths in India.
Read more:
India state approves law that bans religious conversion by marriage
Coronavirus: India reports over 46,000 new COVID-19 cases as New Delhi struggles
Coronavirus: India’s total COVID-19 deaths surpass 9 million
Also Read
-
India state approves law that bans religious conversion by marriage
India’s ruling Hindu nationalist party has approved legislation in the country’s most populous state that lays out a prison term of up to 10 years for ... Features -
Coronavirus: India reports over 46,000 new COVID-19 cases as New Delhi struggles
India has reported 46,232 new confirmed coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, with the situation particularly alarming in New Delhi.Intensive care ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: India’s total COVID-19 deaths surpass 9 million
India’s total number of coronavirus cases since the pandemic began has crossed 9 million.Nevertheless the country’s new daily cases have seen a steady ... Coronavirus
