Virar hospital fire

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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]

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]

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]

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[B-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 Covid-19: India hospital fire as virus cases hit record high

[I-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 Fire kills at least 13 Covid patients in hospital in western India

[H-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 13 COVID-19 patients die in Maharashtra hospital fire

[4] "Fire kills COVID patients in Virar; Nestle records highest sales in 10 yrs". Business Today (India). Retrieved 24 April 2021.

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