16 Covid-19 sufferers, 2 nurses die in fireplace at Gujarat hospital; PM Modi expresses condolences
2 min read At least sixteen Covid-19 sufferers and two nurses had been killed after a fireplace broke out on the ICU of The Welfare Hospital in Bharuch district on Saturday.
Locals broke the glass home windows and rescued the opposite sufferers. Sources mentioned there have been round 27 sufferers within the ICU ward on the time of the hearth. They had been shifted to close by non-public hospitals.
Chief minister Vijay Rupani appointed two senior bureaucrats — Additional Chief Secretary (labour and employment) Vipul Mittra and Commissioner (municipalities) Rajkumar Beniwal — to hurry to Bharuch for an inquiry. Rupani mentioned a judicial probe would even be initiated.
An ex-gratia support of Rs 4 lakh could be given to every of the subsequent of kin of the victims from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund, Rupani mentioned, whereas expressing grief over the incident.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, too, expressed his condolences, saying, “Pained by the loss of lives due to a fire at a hospital in Bharuch. Condolences to the bereaved families.”
Since final yr, the hospital on the Jambusar bypass is getting used to deal with Covid-19 sufferers of the district.
Fire division sources mentioned there have been round 27 Covid sufferers within the ICU, some on ventilators. The fireplace broke out at round 1 am on Saturday.
Fire division officers believed {that a} quick circuit may need led to the blaze when the sufferers had been sleeping. After noticing the hearth, the hospital workers tried to rescue the sufferers who had been on ventilators. The locals, after listening to in regards to the incident, additionally rushed to the spot to assist.
Fire tenders, too, reached instantly and managed the blaze inside half-an-hour.
The rescued sufferers had been rushed to personal hospitals in Vaghra and Jambusar amongst different areas.
Bharuch district collector M D Modiya, Bharuch district superintendent of police Rajendrasinh Chudasma and political leaders additionally reached the spot after studying in regards to the incident.
Talking to The Indian Express, Bharuch SP Rajendrasinh Chudasma mentioned, “16 patients and 2 nurses died in the incident. The fire was brought under control before it could spread to other areas. A probe in being initiated to ascertain the reason behind the fire.”
