Hospital fire engulfs 18 people

Hospital fire engulfs 18 people

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t Least 18 patients lost their lives in a fire at a Hospital in Gujarat's Bharuch today. According to the reports, out of 18 patients, 12 were admitted to the Intensive care unit (ICU) and the other four were from the normal ward. Meanwhile, two hospital staff have also lost their lives during the fire. Chief Minister, Vijay Rupani expressed his condolences and said that "The state government will assist 4lakh to the families of each victim during this incident."

According to a fire official statement, it said that "The fire was controlled within an hour and around 50 patients were rescued by locals as well as firefighters." Further added that the patients were also shifted to nearby hospitals.  According to PTI, Bharuch SP Rajendrasinh Chudasama said that 12 patients of the Covid-19 ward died due to the fire and resultant smoke, the cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained."

Gujarat has so far recorded 5,67,777 Covid-19 cases of which 14,605 were registered on Friday, Currently, Gujarat has 1,42,046 active cases.