A Fire breaks out at COVID hospital in Ahmedabad, eight dead.
The blazing fire that killed eight started in the ICU department of Ahmedabad’s Shrey Hospital, which also is a COVID hospital.
In the early hours of Thursday, a major fire broke out in Ahmedabad’s COVID hospital. A statement from the CM office read that Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has ordered a probe into the fire incident which killed as many as eight COVID-19 positive patients, including three women and five men.
CM Vijay Rupani orders an inquiry in the Ahmedabad COVID hospital fire incident:
To find out the reason behind the massive fire, Senior IAS officers Sangeeta Singh and Mukesh Puri have been appointed to carry out the probe. They have been given a three-day deadline to submit the findings in a report, by Chief Minister Rupani. An official statement from the CMO said that the chief minister has declared a compensation of INR 4 lakhs to the kin of the deceased, and financial aid of INR 50,000 to the injured patients.
Police says that the fire broke out at 3:30 am:
The fire erupted around 3:30 am in the wee hours of Thursday morning, in the ICU department of Shrey Hospital, revealed the police. The COVID hospital is located in the Navrangpura area of Ahmedabad. After sighting the fire, the hospital management tried to evacuate the patients, as several fire brigade units rushed to the spot. The fire department and the police rescued many other patients. Confirming the same, was LB Zala, the assistant commissioner of police, B division, Ahmedabad City. He stated that the bodies of the deceased were sent for post mortem and that the situation is now under control.
PM Modi condoles the Ahmedabad COVID hospital fire:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a tweet said that he spoke with Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani and Ahmedabad Mayor Bijal Patel regarding the situation and sent his condolences to those affected by this mishap. PM Modi also stated that the administration was providing all possible assistance to the affected.
