On 23 April 2021, a fire in a hospital in Virar, Maharashtra, India killed at least 13 COVID-19 patients.[1][2][3][4]
Background[edit | edit source]
India is badly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2] Overcrowding and a shortage of oxygen are among the frequent problems caused.[1][2] On 21 April 2021, 24 COVID patients in a hospital in Nashik, Maharashtra, died after the oxygen supply to their ventilators was interrupted.[1][2] In 2021, fatal fires at hospitals in India also occurred in Mumbai and Bharuch.
Incident[edit | edit source]
In the early hours of 23 April 2021, a fire broke out in the intensive care unit of Vijay Vallabh hospital in Virar, a city which is to the north of Mumbai in the Indian state Maharashtra.[1][2][3] There were 17 patients in the ward at the time, 13 of whom were killed.[1][2][3]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Covid-19: India hospital fire as virus cases hit record high
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Fire kills at least 13 Covid patients in hospital in western India
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 13 COVID-19 patients die in Maharashtra hospital fire
- ↑ "Fire kills COVID patients in Virar; Nestle records highest sales in 10 yrs". Business Today (India). Retrieved 24 April 2021.
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