New Delhi: At least 18 coronavirus patients were killed in a fire at a hospital in Gujarat’s Bharuch in the early hours on Saturday. Speaking to reporters officials have feared that casualties may go up. The four-storeyed designated COVID-19 hospital is situated on the Bharuch-Jambusar highway and is being run by a trust. Fire officer Shailesh Sansiya informed that the tragic incident took place around 12:30 AM in a COVID ward on the ground floor of the hospital.
Around 50 other patients undergoing treatment at Welfare Hospital were rescued by locals and firefighters, officials said. “As per information at 6.30 am, the death toll in the tragedy stood at 18. Immediately after the fire, we had confirmation of 12 deaths”, a police official told PTI.
“The 12 patients in the COVID-19 ward died due to the fire and resultant smoke. It is not clear if the remaining six also died in the Welfare hospital or while being shifted to other hospitals”, said Bharuch SP Rajendrasinh Chudasama.
The fire was doused within an hour and around 50 patients were shifted to other nearby hospitals. The exact reason behind the fire is yet to be ascertained.
By Shivam Urkude || Earth Indian
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