Eight dead in Ahmedabad's Navrangpura after fire at COVID-19 hospital; 40 patients rescued, Gujarat CM orders probe
4 years, 5 months ago

Eight dead in Ahmedabad's Navrangpura after fire at COVID-19 hospital; 40 patients rescued, Gujarat CM orders probe

Firstpost  

The blaze broke out at the Shrey Hospital in Ahmedabad’s Navrangpura during the early hours of Thursday. Eight patients in the ICU ward of a private COVID-19 designated hospital in Ahmedabad died after a fire broke out on Thursday, a fire official said. The blaze broke out around 3.30 am at the private hospital, Shrey Hospital in Navrangpura area of Ahmedabad during the early hours of Thursday, the official told PTI. Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter to offer his condolences to the bereaved: “Saddened by the tragic hospital fire in Ahmedabad. An ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each from the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund would be given to the next of kin of those who have lost their lives due to the hospital fire in Ahmedabad, the PMO said in a tweet.

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6 dead after fire breaks out at private hospital in Tamil Nadu's Dindigul
4 weeks ago

6 dead after fire breaks out at private hospital in Tamil Nadu's Dindigul

India Today  

At least six people died after a massive fire broke out at a private hospital in Tamil Nadu's Dindigul district on Thursday. According to a senior government official, at least 29 patients were shifted from the private hospital to the Dindigul Government Hospital. "A fire broke out at a private hospital about two hours ago. There could be some casualties, …

Jhansi hospital fire: Death count rises to 15 after three rescued infants die of illness
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Jhansi hospital fire: Death count rises to 15 after three rescued infants die of illness

India TV News  

The recent incident of a fire in the NICU ward of Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College has claimed 15 lives, as three more infants died, hospital authorities said on Wednesday. The fire incident took place on the night of November 15, causing a hefty casualty of many infants, who were in care at the hospital. According to Dr. Narendra Singh …

Elderly woman dies, 22 hospitalised after fire breaks out in Ahmedabad residential building
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Elderly woman dies, 22 hospitalised after fire breaks out in Ahmedabad residential building

India TV News  

A tragic fire in a high-rise residential building in Ahmedabad's Bopal locality resulted in the death of a 65-year-old woman and left 22 others hospitalised on Friday night. Possible cause of fire Preliminary investigations suggest that a short circuit in the electric duct on the 8th floor may have sparked the fire, although authorities are still determining the exact cause. …

In Delhi, 3 killed after fire breaks out at 4-storey house in Krishna Nagar
7 months, 2 weeks ago

In Delhi, 3 killed after fire breaks out at 4-storey house in Krishna Nagar

Hindustan Times  

Three people died, and one person was critically injured after a fire broke out inside a four-storeyed house in Delhi's Krishna Nagar area on Sunday morning. The fire department received a call about the fire around 2:30 am, following which five fire tenders were sent to the spot, the officials said. Meanwhile, another massive fire broke out at the New …

7 babies killed in fire at Delhi children's hospital, case against owner
7 months, 2 weeks ago

7 babies killed in fire at Delhi children's hospital, case against owner

India Today  

At least seven babies were killed following a massive fire at a children's hospital in Delhi's Vivek Vihar area on Saturday night, the police said. At about 11.30 pm on Saturday, the Vivek Vihar police station received a call regarding the blaze at the New Born Baby Care Hospital, as well as an adjacent building. àä¬àäšàåàäšàå‹àä‚ àä•àå‡ àä àä¸àåàäªàääàä¾àä² àä®àå‡àä‚ …

Four dead as fire breaks out in Shahdara, rescue operations underway
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Four dead as fire breaks out in Shahdara, rescue operations underway

India TV News  

Four people lost their lives due to suffocation after a fire broke out in a house of multi-storey building in Delhi's Shahdara area on Friday, police said. Rubber material like wipers and a rubber-cutting machine kept in a house on the ground floor of the building had caught fire," said Delhi Fire Services chief Atul Garg. Police and fire officials …

7 dead, 46 injured as fire breaks out at building in Mumbai's Goregaon West, PM Modi condoles deaths
1 year, 3 months ago

7 dead, 46 injured as fire breaks out at building in Mumbai's Goregaon West, PM Modi condoles deaths

Firstpost  

Till now, out of a total of 46 people injured in the fire, 7 of them have lost their lives and 39 are under treatment in HBT and Cooper Hospital, said Mumbai Police. At least seven people were killed and nearly 50 injured after a massive fire broke out at a building in Mumbai’s Goregaon on Friday. My deepest condolences …

Maharashtra: 18 more patients die at Kalwa civic hospital in 12 hours
1 year, 4 months ago

Maharashtra: 18 more patients die at Kalwa civic hospital in 12 hours

Hindustan Times  

At least 18 more patients have been declared dead at Thane Municipal Corporation-run Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospital overnight, hospital officials said on Sunday. Five patients in Kalwa’s civic-run Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospital were declared dead on Thursday “16 patients have been declared dead. We are still trying to verify the details of each patient,” hospital dean Dr Rakesh Barot told …

Greece: Hospital fire in COVID-19 ward leaves 1 dead
2 years, 9 months ago

Greece: Hospital fire in COVID-19 ward leaves 1 dead

The Independent  

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No Covid patient died due to oxygen shortage in Gujarat hospitals, minister tells Assembly
2 years, 9 months ago

No Covid patient died due to oxygen shortage in Gujarat hospitals, minister tells Assembly

India TV News  

Highlights No Covid patient died due to shortage of medical oxygen in Gujarat hospitals, says health minister Patel also said Congress was misguiding people as part of its strategy for upcoming Assembly polls Gujarat now has 192 laboratories, including 111 govt-run ones, for conducting RT-PCR tests, he said No COVID-19 patient died due to shortage of medical oxygen in Gujarat …

Fire at Romanian COVID-19 hospital kills two elderly patients
3 years, 1 month ago

Fire at Romanian COVID-19 hospital kills two elderly patients

Al Jazeera  

Deadly blaze at hospital in central city of Ploiesti marks fourth such incident at healthcare facilities within a year. A fire at a COVID-19 hospital in Romania has killed at least two people, according to local authorities, the latest in a string of deadly blazes at healthcare facilities in the country over the past year. “The fire was extinguished fast, …

4 kids die due to fire at special newborn care unit at Bhopal hospital; CM Chouhan announces ex gratia
3 years, 2 months ago

4 kids die due to fire at special newborn care unit at Bhopal hospital; CM Chouhan announces ex gratia

India TV News  

In a tragic incident, four infants died after a fire broke out in a hospital in Bhopal. According to the details, the blaze was reported at the special newborn care unit of Kamla Nehru Children's Hospital late on Monday, prompting the government to order a high-level probe into the incident. Medical Education Minister Vishwas Sarang said a short circuit may …

Maharashtra: Six major hospital tragedies leave over 75 dead in 2021
3 years, 2 months ago

Maharashtra: Six major hospital tragedies leave over 75 dead in 2021

Op India  

Maharashtra is in the throes of a raging coronavirus outbreak that threatens to overwhelm the state’s healthcare infrastructure. The hospital staff did a fantastic job in safely evacuating patients on wheelchairs and beds to the refuge areas and by following the fire drills.” Following the incident, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray visited the location. April: Hospital fire accident in Virar takes …

Maharashtra hospital fire: Several COVID patients died of smoke, some of burns, say police
3 years, 2 months ago

Maharashtra hospital fire: Several COVID patients died of smoke, some of burns, say police

India TV News  

A day after a major fire at the ICU of a civil hospital in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar district killed 11 people, it has emerged that some of the victims died due to smoke that engulfed the ward following the blaze, according to a police official. The blaze erupted around 11 am on Saturday in the Intensive Care Unit ward where 17 …

11 dead in blaze in Covid ICU ward in Ahmednagar
3 years, 2 months ago

11 dead in blaze in Covid ICU ward in Ahmednagar

Hindustan Times  

At least 11 elderly Covid-positive patients, including four women, admitted in the Intensive Care Unit of the civil hospital in Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar district died in a fire on Saturday morning. The fire broke out at 11 am in the ground floor of the hospital where 17 patients were admitted, at least 15 of whom were on ventilator or oxygen support. …

In Wake of Ahmednagar Blaze Tragedy, a Look at Fire Disasters at Covid Hospitals That Wrecked States
3 years, 2 months ago

In Wake of Ahmednagar Blaze Tragedy, a Look at Fire Disasters at Covid Hospitals That Wrecked States

News 18  

Another fire tragedy hit Maharashtra as ten Covid-19 patients died in a blaze that broke out in the Intensive Care Unit of the Civil Hospital in Ahmednagar on Saturday. Bharuch Covid Hospital Fire At least eighteen persons including 16 COVID-19 patients died in a fire at a hospital at Bharuch in Gujarat in the early hours of Saturday, officials said. …

Maharashtra: 11 dead as fire breaks out at Ahmednagar district hospital, CM orders detailed inquiry
3 years, 2 months ago

Maharashtra: 11 dead as fire breaks out at Ahmednagar district hospital, CM orders detailed inquiry

India TV News  

At least 11 coronavirus patients died after a major fire broke out in the ICU ward of the civil hospital in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar on Saturday, officials said. Ahmednagar district collector Rajendra Bhosale confirmed that 11 patients died and one patient was critical after the blaze erupted in the ICU section of the civil hospital, where COVID-19 patients were admitted. CM …

From Covid Hospital Fire to Kamala Mills Inferno: Tragic Fire Incidents That Left Mumbai Gutted
3 years, 2 months ago

From Covid Hospital Fire to Kamala Mills Inferno: Tragic Fire Incidents That Left Mumbai Gutted

News 18  

In the city of Mumbai, where sky hugging skyscrapers co-inhibit with one of Asia’s largest slums, the desperate need to maximize space often takes precedence over safety. Often, this utter disregard for rules and regulations, lead to tragic incidents and Mumbai is frequently in the news for two very tragic kinds of accidents — building collapse, and fire incidents. Bandra …

Romanian hospital blaze kills at least 7 COVID patients
3 years, 3 months ago

Romanian hospital blaze kills at least 7 COVID patients

India TV News  

A hospital fire in the Romanian port city of Constanta killed at least seven COVID-19 patients Friday, prompting concerns over the state of the country’s ageing health care infrastructure amid the pandemic. “It is a terrible new drama that confirms the deficient infrastructure of the Romanian health system.” Iohannis said Romania’s “outdated” health care system has been put under “unimaginable …

Seven killed in Romanian hospital fire
3 years, 3 months ago

Seven killed in Romanian hospital fire

Al Jazeera  

People jump from windows to escape a blaze at Constanta hospital in the third deadly incident at healthcare facilities within a year. A fire at a hospital in Romania has killed seven people, according to local authorities, marking the third deadly incident at healthcare facilities in the country in less than a year. Interim Health Minister Cseke Attila said 113 …

58 die, dozens injured after fire in Covid-19 ward at hospital in southern Iraq
3 years, 5 months ago

58 die, dozens injured after fire in Covid-19 ward at hospital in southern Iraq

India TV News  

A fire swept through a coronavirus ward in southern Iraq, killing at least 58 people and injuring dozens more, Iraqi medical officials said late Monday. The officials said all those who died suffered severe burns during the blaze at al-Hussein Teaching Hospital in the southern city of Nasiryah. Another health official in Dhi Qar province, where Nasiriyah is located, said …

Dozens dead as fire rips through Iraq COVID ward
3 years, 5 months ago

Dozens dead as fire rips through Iraq COVID ward

Al Jazeera  

Blaze at Nasiriya hospital’s coronavirus ward is second to hit a COVID unit at an Iraqi hospital in three months. At least 64 people have been killed in a fire at the coronavirus isolation ward of a hospital in Iraq, the second such deadly blaze in a COVID-19 unit in three months, state news agency INA said on Tuesday. More …

No New Covid-19 Death in Gujarat in Nearly 4 Months; Vaccination Halted for 2 Days
3 years, 6 months ago

No New Covid-19 Death in Gujarat in Nearly 4 Months; Vaccination Halted for 2 Days

News 18  

After a gap of nearly four months, no fresh death due to COVID-19 was recorded in Gujarat on Wednesday, while 65 more persons tested positive for the infection, taking the statewide tally to 8,24,029, the health department said. The death toll remained unchanged at 10,072 as no new COVID-19 fatality was reported in Gujarat in the last 24 hours, it …

WATCH | Fire breaks out at AIIMS New Delhi, Covid lab gutted
3 years, 6 months ago

WATCH | Fire breaks out at AIIMS New Delhi, Covid lab gutted

India Today  

A fire broke out at the Convergence Block of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi on Wednesday. Sunil Chaudhary, deputy chief fire officer, Delhi Fire Service, confirmed the same to India Today. #WATCH | A fire breaks out at the ninth floor of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences hospital in Delhi. ALSO READ | Covid …

Analysis finds under-reporting of COVID-19 deaths in six hospitals in Tamil Nadu
3 years, 6 months ago

Analysis finds under-reporting of COVID-19 deaths in six hospitals in Tamil Nadu

The Hindu  

As against the declared number of 863 deaths due to COVID-19 in six government hospitals during April and May, the actual number of COVID-19 related deaths is likely to be 13.6 times higher for these six hospitals, indicating under-reporting of deaths in the State, the NGO Arappor Iyakkam has claimed. Taking up an analysis of death data in six hospitals …

Three killed as fire breaks out in Russian Covid-19 hospital, official blames faulty ventilator
3 years, 7 months ago

Three killed as fire breaks out in Russian Covid-19 hospital, official blames faulty ventilator

India Today  

Three people were killed on Wednesday in a blaze that broke out at a Russian hospital treating patients with Covid-19, the authorities said, with one official suggesting a faulty ventilator was to blame. Since the start of the pandemic, Russia has reported several fires at intensive care units that doctors said were caused by malfunctioning ventilators used to treat patients …

COVID+ Man Dies Allegedly After Jumping From Safdarjung Hospital's Roof: Delhi High Court Seeks 5-Point Report From Hospital
3 years, 7 months ago

COVID+ Man Dies Allegedly After Jumping From Safdarjung Hospital's Roof: Delhi High Court Seeks 5-Point Report From Hospital

Live Law  

Dealing with a petition related to a case wherein a 23-year-old boy, who arrived from Australia at the Delhi Airport in March, 2020 and passed away shortly after being taken to the Safdarjung Hospital upon arrival, the Delhi High Court on Friday sought a five-point report from the Safdarjung Hospital.The Bench of Justice Rekha Palli directed the Medical Superintendent. Dealing …

Uttarakhand hospitals warned against masking Covid-19 deaths, data
3 years, 7 months ago

Uttarakhand hospitals warned against masking Covid-19 deaths, data

Hindustan Times  

Uttarakhand hospitals’ failure to report at least 200 Covid-19 related deaths has led to a warning by health experts against the “masking” of data, saying, it’s continuation could adversely affect the fight against the pandemic in the hill state. The warning comes after the state health department noticed that at least five hospitals and health facilities treating Covid-19 patients didn’t …

COVID Death Data: Verify Facts Before Placing Them In Court, Else It Would Amount To Filing Of False Affidavit: Patna HC To Govt
3 years, 7 months ago

COVID Death Data: Verify Facts Before Placing Them In Court, Else It Would Amount To Filing Of False Affidavit: Patna HC To Govt

Live Law  

Observing that in Buxar District of Bihar, if in 10 days only in one crematorium, 789 persons were cremated, then what would be the position in the entire District, the Patna High Court on Monday directed the State Government, "All facts first must be verified from all sources and then only placed before us, else it will amount to filing …

More than 70 patients die at Indian state’s biggest Covid facility because of oxygen shortage
3 years, 7 months ago

More than 70 patients die at Indian state’s biggest Covid facility because of oxygen shortage

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Seventy-five patients have died at …

11 Covid-19 Patients Die After Oxygen Supply Breakdown in Tirupati, Videos Capture Horror
3 years, 7 months ago

11 Covid-19 Patients Die After Oxygen Supply Breakdown in Tirupati, Videos Capture Horror

News 18  

Eleven Covid-19 patients died at SVRR government general hospital in Tirupati on Thursday evening after a breakdown in oxygen supply, resulting in shortage. Expressing shock at the death of 11 patients, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Reddy has ordered a high-level probe into the matter and asked his officials to take stock of oxygen supply at different hospitals. Eleven patients …

Rajasthan's Covid death discrepancies
3 years, 8 months ago

Rajasthan's Covid death discrepancies

India Today  

On Tuesday, May 4, Chandrakala, 30, the youngest daughter of Dwaraka Prasad Sharda who died of Covid-19 in Barmer, jumped into his burning pyre. People write on social media how cities they have lived in all their lives have become strangers overnight, denying loved ones an oxygen bed and even two yards of space for cremation. In villages, many are …

India COVID crisis: ‘We tried 15 hospitals before my mother died’
3 years, 8 months ago

India COVID crisis: ‘We tried 15 hospitals before my mother died’

Al Jazeera  

Despite having the money to pay for treatment, one family struggled to find a hospital bed for their 61-year-old mother who lost her life to the virus. “We knocked on the doors of at least 15 hospitals, tapped all our networks and contacts to organise treatment for my mother,” says Oberoi’s daughter, Vandana Paliwal, 38, a schoolteacher in West Delhi. …

Hospital fire kills 18 virus patients as India steps up jabs
3 years, 8 months ago

Hospital fire kills 18 virus patients as India steps up jabs

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — A fire in a COVID-19 hospital ward in western India killed 18 patients early Saturday, as the country grappling with the worst outbreak yet stepped up a vaccination drive for all adults even as some states said they don’t have enough jabs. The health minister for the capital New Delhi, Satyender Jain, said earlier this week that …

18 killed in massive fire at hospital in Gujarat's Bharuch; patients shifted elsewhere
3 years, 8 months ago

18 killed in massive fire at hospital in Gujarat's Bharuch; patients shifted elsewhere

India TV News  

At least 18 coronavirus patients died after a fire broke out at a hospital in Gujarat's Bharuch in the early hours on Saturday. The 12 patients in the COVID-19 ward died due to the fire and resultant smoke, Bharuch SP Rajendrasinh Chudasama said. PM Modi expresses condolences Expressing pain over the fire incident, Prime Minister Modi in a tweet said, …

Mumbai gravedigger works 24-hour shifts as India's Covid-19 death toll soars
3 years, 8 months ago

Mumbai gravedigger works 24-hour shifts as India's Covid-19 death toll soars

India Today  

Two or three months into the COVID-19 crisis, Mumbai gravedigger Sayyed Munir Kamruddin stopped wearing personal protective equipment and gloves. India is in the midst of a second wave of coronavirus infections that has seen at least 300,000 people test positive each day for the past week, and its total cases rise past 18 million. In Delhi, ambulances have been …

16 killed in fire at Covid hospital in Gujarat's Bharuch; PM Modi says 'pained by the loss of lives'
3 years, 8 months ago

16 killed in fire at Covid hospital in Gujarat's Bharuch; PM Modi says 'pained by the loss of lives'

India Today  

A fire broke out at Bharuch Welfare Hospital at 1 am on Saturday. PM NARENDRA MODI, CM VIJAY RUPANI EXPRESS CONDOLENCES Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the death of patients who died in the fire accident at Bharuch Hospital and said, “Pained by the loss of lives due to a fire at a hospital in Bharuch. Condolences to the bereaved …

India’s deadly COVID surge follows crowded events
3 years, 8 months ago

India’s deadly COVID surge follows crowded events

Al Jazeera  

India has set another global record in new COVID-19 cases and deaths, with another 379,257 people infected and 3,645 deaths, as the country gears up to open its vaccination rollout to all adults on Saturday. Fuelling the catastrophe was a series of crowded events, like mass rallies by politicians such as Prime Minister Narendra Modi, religious holidays and pilgrimages on …

4 patients die in fire at Prime Criticare Hospital in Thane's Mumbra
3 years, 8 months ago

4 patients die in fire at Prime Criticare Hospital in Thane's Mumbra

India TV News  

At least four patients died in a fire at a private hospital near Thane in the wee hours of Wednesday, an official said. The fire broke out at the Prime Criticare Hospital at Kausa in Mumbra locality near Thane at 3.40 am. Local MLA and Maharashtra minister Jitendra Awhad told reporters at the scene that at least three persons were …

Four patients die in fire at private hospital in Thane
3 years, 8 months ago

Four patients die in fire at private hospital in Thane

The Hindu  

In yet another fire at a medical facility in Maharashtra, four patients died in a blaze at a hospital in Mumbra area near Mumbai in the early hours of Wednesday. Fire broke out at about 3.40 a.m. on Wednesday morning at the Prime Criticare Hospital in the Mumbra-Kausa area in Thane district, according to officials from the Thane Municipal Corporation. …

Gujarat: Saved from Fire, 4 Covid-19 Patients Die in Other Hospitals
3 years, 8 months ago

Gujarat: Saved from Fire, 4 Covid-19 Patients Die in Other Hospitals

News 18  

At least four critically ill COVID-19 patients died at different hospitals in Surat in Gujarat where they were shifted along with 12 others from the ICU ward of a private hospital following a fire, officials said on Monday. A total of 16 patients were rescued and shifted to different hospitals from the ICU ward of Ayush Hospital located on the …

16 critical COVID-19 patients rescued after fire in hospital ICU in Gujarat
3 years, 8 months ago

16 critical COVID-19 patients rescued after fire in hospital ICU in Gujarat

India TV News  

As many as 16 critical COVID-19 patients were rescued and shifted to safer places after a fire broke out in the ICU of a private hospital here on Sunday night, officials said. A fire broke out in Ayush Hospital located on the fifth floor of a multi-storey building on Station Road in Surat at around 11.40 pm Sunday, after which …

8 Covid-19 patients die in Haryana hospitals due to oxygen shortage, probe ordered
3 years, 8 months ago

8 Covid-19 patients die in Haryana hospitals due to oxygen shortage, probe ordered

India Today  

Eight Covid-19 patients died at two hospitals in Haryana on Sunday allegedly due to shortage of oxygen. 4 patients die in Rewari hospital amid oxygen shortage An official of the hospital in Rewari said, “Three patients died in the ICU, while one patient died in the ward. ‘Regular supply was given’ Narnaul Deputy Commissioner Ajay Kumar, who is currently officiating …

At least 82 die in Baghdad Covid hospital fire: Interior Ministry
3 years, 8 months ago

At least 82 die in Baghdad Covid hospital fire: Interior Ministry

India Today  

A fire sparked by an oxygen tank explosion killed at least 82 people and injured 110 at a hospital in Baghdad that had been equipped to house Covid-19 patients, an Interior Ministry spokesman said on Sunday. "We urgently need to review safety measures at all hospitals to prevent such a painful incident from happening in future," spokesman Khalid al-Muhanna told …

Director, CEO of Virar hospital in custody over ICU fire that claimed lives of 14 Covid patients
3 years, 8 months ago

Director, CEO of Virar hospital in custody over ICU fire that claimed lives of 14 Covid patients

India Today  

Maharashtra Police have arrested two top officials of the private hospital in Virar where a fire in the ICU claimed the lives of 14 coronavirus patients. Those arrested have been identified as Vijay Vallabh Hospital's director and chief administrative officer Dr Shailesh Pathak, and chief executive officer Dr Dilip Shah. What happened at Virar hospital A fire broke out at …

Palghar Covid Hospital Fire: Victim families allege staff was asleep during accident
3 years, 8 months ago

Palghar Covid Hospital Fire: Victim families allege staff was asleep during accident

India TV News  

Relatives of some of the victims, who died in a fire at a hospital in Maharashtra's Palghar district early on Friday, alleged that the staffers of the facility were asleep when the blaze broke out and there was nobody to help the patients come out of the ICU. Thirteen COVID-19 patients died in the fire at the intensive care unit …

PM Modi Approves Rs 2 Lakh Ex-gratia for Next of Kin of Victims in Virar Hospital Fire
3 years, 8 months ago

PM Modi Approves Rs 2 Lakh Ex-gratia for Next of Kin of Victims in Virar Hospital Fire

News 18  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday condoled the loss of lives in a blaze at a private hospital in Maharashtra’s Palghar district and approved an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each for the next of kin of the victims. Thirteen COVID-19 patients died in the blaze at the intensive care unit of a private hospital in Virar, police said. 2 …

'Not national news', says Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Virar hospital tragedy
3 years, 8 months ago

'Not national news', says Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Virar hospital tragedy

India TV News  

Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope has said that the Virar hospital tragedy that claimed 13 Covid-19 patients lives is not a "national news". When reporters asked Tope whether the Virar hospital tragecy will come up during the discussion with Prime Minister Narendra Modi later today, he replied: "We will discuss about oxygen shortage, Remdesivir vaccine. 13 coronavirus patients died after …

Maharashtra Hospital Fire: Rahul Asks State Govt to Provide All Assistance to Families of Victims
3 years, 8 months ago

Maharashtra Hospital Fire: Rahul Asks State Govt to Provide All Assistance to Families of Victims

News 18  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday expressed his deepest condolences to the families of the Covid-19 patients who died in a blaze at the intensive care unit of a private hospital in Maharashtra’s Palghar district, and appealed to the state government to provide all necessary assistance to them. Thirteen Covid-19 patients died in the blaze at the intensive care unit …

Blaze in ICU kills 13 COVID-19 patients at hospital in Maharashtra’ Virar
3 years, 8 months ago

Blaze in ICU kills 13 COVID-19 patients at hospital in Maharashtra’ Virar

Firstpost  

The tragedy comes days after 22 COVID patients suffocated to death when oxygen supply stopped suddenly due to a malfunction in the storage at a Nashik hospital 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. The fire broke out in the ICU …

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