hearth in Indian sanatorium COVID-19 ward kills eleven patients

Police in western India say eleven sufferers have died after a hearth broke out in a medical institution’s COVID-19 ward

ByThe associated Press

November 6, 2021, 12:08 PM

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NEW DELHI -- Eleven sufferers died Saturday after a fireplace broke out in a hospital's COVID-19 ward in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, police observed.

there have been 17 sufferers in the ward in the metropolis of Ahmednagar where the fireplace began, said police Inspector Jyoti Karkade. The last six patients are in solid condition, she added.

whereas the fireplace has been introduced below manage, the cause became now not immediately clear. officers observed they are going to perform an investigation.

Such incidents are not exotic in India. In may also, when the country turned into battling a devastating surge in coronavirus cases, a hearth in a COVID-19 ward in western India killed at least 18 patients.

poor protection and absence of proper firefighting device regularly cause deaths in India.