At least eighteen Covid-19 patients have died after a fire broke out at a hospital in Gujarat’s Bharuch on May 1.<\/p>\n
Gut-wrenching visuals of the tragedy showed charred remains of some patients on stretchers and beds.<\/p>\n
“A massive fire in a Covid-19 hospital in Bharuch killed 18 patients under treatment,” Bharuch District Collector said.<\/p>\n
There were around 50 other patients at the four- storeyed Welfare Hospital when the fire broke out in the COVID-19 ward at 1 a.m. They were rescued by locals and firefighters, an official said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs per information at 6.30 a.m., the death toll in the tragedy stood at 18. Immediately after the fire, we had confirmation of 12 deaths,\u201d a police official said.<\/p>\n
The 12 patients in the COVID-19 ward died due to the fire and resultant smoke, Bharuch SP Rajendrasinh Chudasama said.<\/p>\n
It is not clear if the remaining six also died in the Welfare hospital or while being shifted to other hospitals.<\/p>\n
The COVID-19 designated hospital is situated on the Bharuch-Jambusar highway, around 190 km from State capital Ahmedabad and is being run by a trust.<\/p>\n
The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained, the official said.<\/p>\n
The fire was controlled within an hour and around 50 patients were rescued by locals as well as firefighters, a fire official said. They were shifted to nearby hospitals, he added.<\/p>\n
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