Two dead after fire in Mumbai hospital, COVID patients shifted

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Mumbai, Mar 26, 2021:      At least two people died after a fire broke out at a hospital in Mumbai’s Bhandup where COVID-19 patients were admitted in the wee hours of Friday, 26 March.

 

According to reports, the hospital is situated in a mall and is called Dreams Mall Sunrise Hospital. Over 70 patients were admitted to the hospital at the time of the incident.

"Two casualties have been reported in the fire incident. A level-3 or level-4 fire broke out on the first floor of a mall at 12:30 am. Around 23 fire tenders are present at the spot," DCP Prashant Kadam was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.

Assuring action, Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar reportedly said, "The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained. I have seen a hospital at a mall for the first time. Action to be taken. Seventy patients, including COVID-infected, have been shifted to another hospital.”

The incident comes as Maharashtra sees a surge in the number of coronavirus cases. On Thursday, Mumbai reported 5,504 new infections, in what is the biggest one-day spike ever, along with 14 deaths. Maharashtra, as a state too, reported the highest single-day spike on Thursday with 35,952 new cases.