Bharuch hospital fire explained
| Bharuch hospital fire |
| Time: | 1 AM |
| Timezone: | IST |
| Location: | Welfare Hospital, Bharuch, Gujarat, India |
| Type: | Fire |
| Cause: | Short circuit[1] (under investigation) |
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| Reported Deaths: | 18 |
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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]
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.[4]
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.[5] The Chief Minister of Gujarat, Vijay Rupani announced ex-gratia aid of for kin of victims.[6]
See also
Notes and References
- News: Pachchigar . Jay . Eighteen dead as fire breaks out in Covid hospital in Gujarat's Bharuch . . 1 May 2021 . 1 May 2021 . 1 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210501131144/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/gujarat-18-coronavirus-patients-die-in-bharuch-hospital-fire/articleshow/82337583.cms . live .
- News: Gladstone . Rick . Sweeney . Billie . Zhong . Raymond . A deadly fire at a western India hospital tore through a Covid ward. . . 30 April 2021 . 1 May 2021 . 1 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210501123036/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/30/world/india-covid-hospital-fire.html . live .
- News: Jain . Akshita . Fire kills at least 13 Covid patients in hospital in western India . . 23 April 2021 . 1 May 2021 . 23 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210423170953/https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/india/india-maharashtra-fire-covid-patients-b1836321.html . live .
- News: 18 Covid Patients Dead In Fire At Gujarat Hospital: Report . . 1 May 2021 . 1 May 2021 . 1 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210501164042/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/gujarat-at-least-12-covid-19-patients-killed-in-fire-at-bharuch-hospital-2425668 . live .
- News: PM Narendra Modi expresses pain at Bharuch hospital fire tragedy . . 1 May 2021 . 1 May 2021 . 2 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210502005500/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/pm-narendra-modi-expresses-pain-at-bharuch-hospital-fire-tragedy/articleshow/82339200.cms . live .
- News: Gujarat CM announces ₹4 lakh ex gratia to Bharuch fire victims' kins . . 1 May 2021 . 1 May 2021 . 2 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210502122529/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/gujarat-cm-rupani-announces-rs-4-lakh-assistance-for-bharuch-victims-101619838914325.html . live .
