| Date | 1 May 2021 |
|---|---|
| Time | 1 AM (IST) |
| Location | Welfare Hospital, Bharuch, Gujarat, India |
| Type | Fire |
| Cause | Short circuit[1] (under investigation) |
| Deaths | 18 |
On 1 May 2021, a fire in a hospital in Bharuch, Gujarat, India, killed at least 16 COVID-19 patients and 2 nurses.[2]
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.[3] Earlier in April 2021, at least 24 COVID patients in a hospital in Nashik, Maharashtra, died when oxygen supplies ran out due to a leaking tank.[4]
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.[5]
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.[6] The Chief Minister of Gujarat, Vijay Rupani announced ex-gratia aid of ₹4 lakh (US$5,600) for kin of victims.[7]
See also
- 2021 Baghdad hospital fire
- Gaziantep hospital fire
- Matei Balș hospital fire
- Piatra Neamț hospital fire
- Socola hospital fire
- Virar hospital fire
References
- ↑ Pachchigar, Jay (1 May 2021). "Eighteen dead as fire breaks out in Covid hospital in Gujarat's Bharuch". The Times of India.
- ↑ Gladstone, Rick; Sweeney, Billie; Zhong, Raymond (30 April 2021). "A deadly fire at a western India hospital tore through a Covid ward". The New York Times.
- ↑ Jain, Akshita (23 April 2021). "Fire kills at least 13 Covid patients in hospital in western India". The Independent .
- ↑ Lockett, Jon (1 May 2021). "India Covid hospital fire kills 18 people in latest disaster as country's virus crisis spirals out of control". The Scottish Sun.
- ↑ "18 Covid Patients Dead In Fire At Gujarat Hospital: Report". NDTV. 1 May 2021.
- ↑ "PM Narendra Modi expresses pain at Bharuch hospital fire tragedy". The Times of India. 1 May 2021.
- ↑ "Gujarat CM announces ₹4 lakh ex gratia to Bharuch fire victims' kins". Hindustan Times. 1 May 2021.
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