Mumbai: At least 10 Covid-19 patients lost their lives and several others were injured in a massive fire that broke out at the ICU of the Ahmednagar Civil Hospital in Maharashtra on Saturday. 17 patients were admitted in the ward and others were rescued and shifted to a Covid ward in another hospital.
The cause of the fire is not known yet. As per preliminary investigation by the fire department it was caused due to an electric short circuit.
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The fire has now been extinguished. Senior police, district and fire brigade officials are present at the spot where the rescue and relief operations are underway.
Maharashtra | A total of 10 people died in a fire incident at Ahmednagar District Hospital, said District Collector Rajendra Bhosale pic.twitter.com/zrUnAMKNMj
— ANI (@ANI) November 6, 2021
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