India: Fire caught at a hospital ward in Gujrat kills 18 including two health workers

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GUJRAT, 1 May, 2021 (TON): On Friday, at night at least 18 people were killed in a fire at a COVID-19 hospital in the western Indian state of Gujarat, officials said on Saturday.

The dead also include two healthcare workers.

The fire started around midnight in the intensive care ward of the Patel Welfare Hospital, a designated COVID-19 facility, in Bharuch city, 115 miles (185 km) north of state's main commercial city, Ahmedabad.

RV Chudasama, a superintendent of police in Bharuch said, "Sixteen patients and two staff members have died in the fire. Twelve of them died due to fire and smoke."

"Preliminary investigation shows the fire was caused because of a short circuit," he said.

However, the media reported that the hospital ward completely destroyed in the fire.

 

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