Template:Infobox event On 1 May 2021, a fire in a hospital in Bharuch, Gujarat, India, killed at least 16 COVID-19 patients and 2 nurses.[1]
Background
India 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.[2]
Incident
In 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.[3]
Aftermath
The 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.[4] The Chief Minister of Gujarat, Vijay Rupani announced ex-gratia aid of Template:INRConvert for kin of victims.[5]
See also
- 2021 Baghdad hospital fire
- Gaziantep hospital fire
- Matei Balș hospital fire
- Piatra Neamț hospital fire
- Socola hospital fire
- Virar hospital fire
References
- ↑ A deadly fire at a western India hospital tore through a Covid ward.. The New York Times(30 April 2021). Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ↑ Fire kills at least 13 Covid patients in hospital in western India(23 April 2021). Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ↑ 18 Covid Patients Dead In Fire At Gujarat Hospital: Report(1 May 2021). Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ↑ PM Narendra Modi expresses pain at Bharuch hospital fire tragedy. The Times of India(1 May 2021). Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ↑ Gujarat CM announces ₹4 lakh ex gratia to Bharuch fire victims' kins(1 May 2021). Retrieved 1 May 2021.
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