Updated: November 27, 2020 12:41:37 pm
Five Covid-19 patients died and six others were injured when a fire broke out in the intensive care unit (ICU) of the private hospital in Gujarat’s Rajkot in the early hours of Friday (Source: ANI).
Five people died and six others were injured after a fire broke out in the intensive care unit (ICU) of a private hospital in Gujarat’s Rajkot on Friday morning.
Chief Minister Vijay Rupani ordered an investigation into the incident and announced Rs 4 lakh ex gratia to the relatives of the deceased.
Police said the fire broke out in the ICU of the Uday Shivananda Hospital located in Anand Bungalow Chowk of the Mavdi area of Rajkot around 12:30 a.m. on Friday and spread rapidly in the unit. “Five patients died and another six were injured. The fire went out in half an hour, ”Rajkot City Police Commissioner Manoj Agarwal told The Indian Express.
Five Covid-19 patients died, another 6 suffered burns after a fire broke out in the ICU of Uday Shivanand Covid Hospital in Anand Bangla Chowk in the Mavdi area of Rajkot city this morning. Injured admitted to government-run PDU hospital burn room @IndianExpress
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Bhikha Theba, the Rajkot fire chief, said there were 33 patients in the hospital, including 11 patients in the ICU. “Three of them were killed instantly while we managed to rescue the remaining 30 and transfer them to Gokul Hospital on Vidya Nagar Main Road and Kuvadva by ambulances with the help of doctors. The fire went out in 30 to 45 minutes, “Theba said, adding:” It looked like the fire may have been started by an electrical short.
Uday Shivanand Covid Hospital is run by Gokul Life Care Private Limited, a private entity that runs a chain of hospitals under the Gokul brand.
Rajkot Municipal Commissioner Udit Agrawal said: “Three of them died on the spot, while another two died during treatment after being transferred to other hospitals. We are told that there were sparks in the ICU that led to the fire. Hospital staff initially tried to put out the fire, but as it spread, they informed the fire services, ”Agrawal said.
The police commissioner said that the cause of the deaths of the dead would be known only after the autopsies are performed and their reports are available, and said: “Covid-19 is also a condition and they were under treatment for that disease.” . He added that the condition of the injured was reported to be stable.
Agarwal further said that hospital staff had not suffered any major injuries in the incident.
Malaviya Nagar Police Inspector KN Bhukan said a total of 11 patients were receiving Covid-19 treatment in the ICU. “The six injured have been admitted to other Gokul hospital facilities on Vidya Nagar Main Road and in Kuvadva,” Bhukan said, adding that the bodies of the five who died in the incident were sent to the state government Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay. City hospital for post-mortem.
Rajkot Mayor Bina Acharya, who rushed to the hospital after the fire broke out, said the hospital had proper fire clearance and firefighting equipment was in place. “He had a fire NOC and all the fire fighting equipment. Further loss of life has been prevented. I thank the firefighters for skillfully handling the situation and helping to transfer the patients to Gokul Hospital, ”he said.
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