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On 1 May 2021, a fire in a hospital in Bharuch, Gujarat, India, killed at least 16 COVID-19 patients and 2 nurses.[2]
| Date | 1 May 2021 |
|---|---|
| Time | 1 AM (IST) |
| Location | Welfare Hospital, Bharuch, Gujarat, India |
| Type | Fire |
| Cause | Short circuit[1] (under investigation) |
| Deaths | 18 |
Background
editIndia is badly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and facing a second wave of the pandemic. On 23 April 2021, 13 COVID-19 patients in a hospital in Virar, Maharashtra, died after a fire broke out at the intensive care unit (ICU) of the hospital.[3]
Incident
editIn the early hours of 1 May 2021, at 1 AM, a fire broke out in the COVID-19 ward of Bharuch Welfare Hospital, a COVID-19 designated hospital, located around 190 km from Ahmedabad, Gujarat.[4]
Aftermath
editThe Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi expressed his deep condolences by saying, Pained by the loss of lives due to a fire at a hospital in Bharuch.[5] The Chief Minister of Gujarat, Vijay Rupani announced ex-gratia aid of ₹4 lakh (US$4,800) for kin of victims.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Pachchigar, Jay (1 May 2021). "Eighteen dead as fire breaks out in Covid hospital in Gujarat's Bharuch". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 1 May 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ Gladstone, Rick; Sweeney, Billie; Zhong, Raymond (30 April 2021). "A deadly fire at a western India hospital tore through a Covid ward". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 1 May 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ Jain, Akshita (23 April 2021). "Fire kills at least 13 Covid patients in hospital in western India". The Independent. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ "18 Covid Patients Dead In Fire At Gujarat Hospital: Report". NDTV. 1 May 2021. Archived from the original on 1 May 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ "PM Narendra Modi expresses pain at Bharuch hospital fire tragedy". The Times of India. 1 May 2021. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ "Gujarat CM announces ₹4 lakh ex gratia to Bharuch fire victims' kins". Hindustan Times. 1 May 2021. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
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