A total of 13 people have died in a fire that broke out at Vijay Vallabh COVID care hospital in Virar, Maharashtra early morning today. The deaths include five women and eight men.

A fire broke out in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) around 3 AM today. 21 patients including those in critical condition have been shifted to another hospital said by Dr. Dilip Shah, official, Vijay Vallabh COVID care hospital, Virar.

There were 90 patients in the hospital, 18 of them in the ICU, when the fire broke out after a blast in the AC unit, an official said. Thirteen COVID-19 patients died in the blaze at the intensive care unit of a private hospital in Virar, police said.

District Disaster Control Cell chief Vivekanand Kadam said that the Virar hospital fire was preceded by an explosion in the AC unit of the intensive care unit.

Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray orders an inquiry into the fire incident. Whereas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the loss of lives in a blaze at a private hospital in Maharashtra’s Palghar district and approved an ex-gratia of ₹2 lakh each for the next of kin of the victims.

“The fire at a COVID-19 hospital in Virar is tragic. Condolences to those who lost their loved ones. May the injured recover soon,” Mr. Modi was quoted as saying by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).

“PM @narendramodi has approved an ex-gratia of ₹2 lakh each from PMNRF (Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund) for the next of kin of those who have lost their lives due to the hospital fire in Virar, Maharashtra. ₹50,000 would be given to those seriously injured,” the PMO said in a tweet.

 

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