16 killed in fire at Bharuch Covid hospital, probe ordered
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Gandhinagar, May 1 : At least 16 Covid-19 patients died due a fire at a Covid designated hospital in Bharuch district on Saturday morning. Over 50-60 patients were admitted in the Patel Welfare Hospital when the fire broke out in the ICU ward at midnight. The fire officers have said that the hospital did not have an NOC for fire.
The fire erupted in the middle of the night in the designated Covid hospital on the Bharuch-Jambusar highway, around 190 km from the state capital Ahmedabad. The exact cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained, according to the officials.
Visual from COVID-19 care centre in Bharuch where a fire broke out on Friday night. [Photo/ANI]
Bharuch hospital fire death toll rises to 16, Gujarat CM announces Rs 4 lakh ex gratia ANI | Updated: May 01, 2021 09:09 IST
Bharuch (Gujarat) [India], May 1 (ANI): At least 16 people, including 14 patients and two staff nurses, have so far lost their lives in the fire that broke out at Patel Welfare COVID Hospital in Gujarat s Bharuch on the intervening night of Friday-Saturday.
Zuber Patel, the trustee of the hospital, told ANI: It s an unfortunate incident not only for us but for entire Bharuch. With police and administration s help, we could shift patients to other hospitals. 14 patients and two staff nurses lost their lives in the incident.
The government will start the vaccination drive for 18-plus age group from Gujarat Foundation Day, today
GANDHINAGAR: Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani will launch the free vaccination programme against Covid-19 for above-18 age group on the state’s Foundation Day on Saturday, May 1.
However, the vaccination drive will be launched in only 10 districts due to insufficient availability of vaccine doses. All registrations are to be on the online portal cowin.gov.in with no provision of spot registration.
The vaccination programme is being launched with the help of the central government, said Rupani. The chief minister said the 10 districts are Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar, Kutch, Mehsana, Bharuch and Gandhinagar where the incidence of the pandemic is higher.
19 killed in Gujarat s Bharuch Hospital fire (Ld)
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Sat, May 1 2021 15:21 IST |
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Gandhinagar, May 1 : At least 17 Covid-19 patients and two from medical staff have died after fire broke out in the Bharuch designated Covid hospital on Saturday morning. Over 50-60 patients were admitted in the Patel Welfare Hospital when the fire broke out in the ICU ward at midnight. The fire officers have said that the hospital did not have an NOC for fire. A fire erupted around 12.30 midnight in one of the two ICU care units in the Patel Welfare hospital in Bharuch, a designated Covid hospital on the Jambusar highway bypass. Immediately, the police, the collector and fire fighters rushed to the spot and with combined efforts, the fire has been doused, said Rajendra Chudasama, the Superintendent of Police (SP), Bharuch.
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