Five patients have died after a fire broke out in the ICU ward which is for Corona virus patients in COVID-19 hospital located in Gujarat's Rajkot on November 27
Five patients have passed away due to a fire that broke out in the Uday Shivanand Hospital on Friday morning. 33 patients including twenty-eight corona virus patients were rescued after a call informing them about the fire broke out. The rescued coronavirus patients have been sent to other COVID-19 hospitals. On the other hand 5 patients died because of the fire out of which 3 were inside the ICU, according to the sources.
Chief Minister of Gujarat Vijay Rupani has ordered to investigate the incident, his office said.
Prime Minister led Narendra Modi pays condolences to the five patients who have died because of the fire incident and said that it will provide assistance to those who had been affected by this incident.The Prime Minister's Office tweeted."Extremely pained by the loss of lives due to a hospital fire in Rajkot. My thoughts are with those who lost their loved ones in this unfortunate tragedy. Praying for a quick recovery of the injured. The administration is ensuring all possible assistance to those affected,"
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