Virar hospital fire
This article may be excessively based on contemporary reporting. (March 2024) |
Date | 23 April 2021 |
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Location | Virar, Maharashtra, India |
Type | building fire |
Deaths | 13 |
Non-fatal injuries | unknown |
On 23 April 2021, a fire in a hospital in the coastal city of Virar, in Maharashtra, India, killed at least 13 COVID-19 patients.[1][2][3][4]
Background
India was badly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2] Overcrowding and a shortage of oxygen were among the frequent problems caused.[1][2] On 21 April 2021, 24 COVID patients in a hospital in Nashik, Maharashtra, died after the oxygen supply to their ventilators was interrupted.[1][2] In 2021, fatal fires at hospitals in India also occurred in Mumbai and Bharuch.
Incident
In the early hours of 23 April 2021, a fire broke out in the intensive care unit of Vijay Vallabh hospital in Virar, a city which is to the north of Mumbai in the Indian state Maharashtra.[1][2][3] There were 17 patients in the ward at the time, 13 of whom were killed.[1][2][3]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Covid-19: India hospital fire as virus cases hit record high". BBC. 23 April 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f Fire kills at least 13 Covid patients in hospital in western India
- ^ a b c 13 COVID-19 patients die in Maharashtra hospital fire
- ^ "Fire kills COVID patients in Virar; Nestle records highest sales in 10 yrs". Business Today (India). 23 April 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
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