Maharashtra
Fire at Maharashtra hospital's COVID ward, 10 patients die
Ahmednagar/IBNS: 10 patients died after a fire broke out at a hospital's COVID-19 ward in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar on Saturday, media reports said.
The fire broke out in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Civil Hospital at around 11 am.
Another patient has been injured seriously.
The remaining patients have been shifted to a COVID ward of a different hospital.
Some visuals showed fire coming out of the lower floors of the hospital.
The cause of the fire is yet to be known.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has ordered a probe into the incident.
Former Maharashtra Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, Devendra Fadnavis, has called for an "in-depth inquiry" into the incident and "strict action" against the people who are responsible for the tragedy.
Fadnavis tweeted, "Very shocking & disturbing news from Nagar. My deepest condolences to the families who lost their loved ones in Nagar Civil Hospital ICU Fire incident.
"Praying for speedy recovery of the injured. In-depth inquiry should be conducted & strict action against all responsible people!"
Very shocking & disturbing news from Nagar
— Devendra Fadnavis (@Dev_Fadnavis) November 6, 2021
My deepest condolences to the families who lost their loved ones in Nagar Civil Hospital ICU Fire incident.
Praying for speedy recovery of the injured.
In-depth inquiry should be conducted & strict action against all responsible people! https://t.co/aULpawsrmv
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