President Kovind condoles loss of lives in Maharashtra s Palghar hospital fire ANI | Updated: Apr 23, 2021 11:36 IST
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday expressed shock over the death of 13 people who died in a fire that broke out at Vijay Vallabh COVID care hospital in Virar area of Maharashtra s Palghar district and extended his condolences.
President Kovind in a tweet said, The news of the casualties of the patients due to the fire at Covid Hospital in Virar, Mumbai is deeply saddening. My heartfelt condolences to the families who lost their loved ones in this heartbreaking accident. I wish all other patients a quick recovery.
Thirteen COVID-19 patients die in hospital fire in Maharashtra s Palghar district
District Disaster Control Cell chief Vivekanand Kadam told media that the fire was preceded by an explosion in the AC unit of the intensive care unit.
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A Covid-19 pateint being taken out of a hospital after a fire in Vasai, Maharashtra, Friday. April 23, 2021. (Photo | PTI) By PTI
VIRAR: Thirteen COVID-19 patients died in a blaze at the intensive care unit of a private hospital in Palghar district of Maharashtra on Friday, police said.
There were 90 patients in the hospital, 18 of them in the ICU, when the fire broke out after a blast in the AC unit, an official said.
Maha stunned as another hospital tragedy claims 14 patients
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Palghar : , April 23 (IANS) For the second time in 48 hours, Maharashtra was shocked when at least 14 Covid-19 patients, including five women, perished in a major fire that broke out at a private hospital in Virar town in Palghar district of Maharashtra, around 80 km north of Mumbai, early on Friday, officials said.
President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Leader of Opposition (Assembly) Devendra Fadnavis and other leaders have expressed grief over the tragedy.
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With new coronavirus-induced restrictions coming into force in Maharashtra from Thursday night, the state government said only government personnel and health workers will be allowed to travel by suburban trains in Mumbai. The fresh restrictions under the government s `Break- the-Chain programme came into force at 8 pm on Thursday and will remain effective till 7 am on May 1. Mumbai on Thursday reported 75 deaths due to COVID-19, the highest one-day fatality count since July last year. The city reported 7,410 new cases.Meanwhile, Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Thursday said the state government is even willing to touch the Centre s feet if it helps in getting the required supply of oxygen amid the severe shortage. CM Uddhav Thackeray even spoke to his Odisha counterpart Naveen Patnaik and thanked him for helping with the procurement of oxygen for Maharashtra.Stay tuned for latest updates here:
Not a national news : Maharashtra Health Minister on death of 13 COVID patients in Virar hospital fire
Rajesh Tope further said that there will a detailed investigation into the matter and the culprits will be punished.
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A Covid-19 pateint being taken out of a hospital after a fire in Virar, Friday, April 23, 2021. (Photo | PTI) By ANI
MUMBAI: Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Friday said that the fire incident at Vijay Vallabh COVID care hospital in the Virar area of Maharashtra s Palghar district in which 13 patients loss their lives is not national news . In today s meeting with the PM, we will talk about Oxygen, Remdesivir, an adequate quantity of vaccines for the State.also the Virar fire incident, it is not national news. State govt will provide financial assistance to those affected, Rajesh Tope said while talking to the media.