Gujarat: 5 Patients Killed In Fire At Covid Hospital In Rajkot

A major fire broke at a COVID-19 hospital in Gujarat’s Rajkot. The fire broke out in the ICU of Uday Shivanand Hospital in Mavdi area. As many as five lives were lost in the fire that broke at in the wee hours of Friday (November 27). The shocking incident took place in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the designated COVID-19 hospital.

Gujarat: Five people died after a fire broke out at Shivanand COVID Hospital in Rajkot, last night.

CM Vijay Rupani has ordered a probe into the incident. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained. pic.twitter.com/aRXrGrD3NQ

— ANI (@ANI) November 27, 2020

The Rajkot fire department has managed to control the blaze and save the other patients.

“We rushed to the spot and rescued 30 patients after a call informing about the fire was received. Three patients died inside the ICU,” fire brigade official JB Thevasaid told PTI.

“The rescued patients have been shifted to other COVID-19 hospitals, he added.

The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained. Many are speculating that the fire might have broken out due to a short circuit on the second floor of the COVID hospital.

Correction| Gujarat: Five people died after a fire broke out at Shivanand COVID Hospital in Rajkot, last night. CM Vijay Rupani has ordered a probe into the incident. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.

— ANI (@ANI) November 27, 2020

Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has ordered a probe into the incident, news agency ANI reported.

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