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Gujarat: Fire at Rajkot COVID-19 hospital's ICU claims 5 lives

Gujarat: Fire at Rajkot COVID-19 hospital's ICU claims 5 lives
Written by Ramya Patelkhana
Nov 27, 2020, 10:35 am 2 min read
Gujarat: Fire at Rajkot COVID-19 hospital's ICU claims 5 lives
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At least five people were reportedly killed after a fire broke out at a hospital designated for COVID-19 patients in Gujarat's Rajkot in the early hours of Friday. The fire initially broke out at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Uday Shivanand Hospital, a coronavirus-designated medical facility in Rajkot's Mavdi area, at around 1:00 am on Friday. Here are more details.

Details
11 patients were inside ICU when fire broke out

As many as 11 COVID-19 patients were reportedly inside the ICU of Uday Shivanand Hospital at the time of the incident, of which five lost their lives. All the victims are aged between 60 to 70 years, according to the local municipal corporation. While authorities believe that the blaze erupted from the hospital's ICU, they are yet to ascertain the cause of the fire.

Information
Fire likely caused by short circuit

Authorities, however, suspect that the fire in the hospital's ICU broke out due to a short circuit. The Rajkot fire department rushed a fire brigade team to the hospital to put out the blaze and managed to control it within half an hour.

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Fire broke out in wee hours of Friday

Gujarat: Five people died after a fire broke out at Shivanand COVID Hospital in Rajkot, last night.

CM Vijay Rupani has ordered a probe into the incident. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained. pic.twitter.com/aRXrGrD3NQ

— ANI (@ANI) November 27, 2020
Patients
Many patients suffered severe injuries in the fire

At the time of the incident, a total of 33 patients were reportedly admitted to Uday Shivanand Hospital. Apart from those in the ICU, many patients admitted to the hospital have also suffered severe injuries in the fire, according to reports. The rescued patients have been shifted to other designated COVID-19 medical facilities, said authorities.

Statement
Here's what the Chief Fire Officer stated

"We rushed to the spot and rescued 30 patients after a call informing... about the fire was received. Three patients died inside the ICU," Chief Fire Officer BJ Theba told PTI. "We controlled the fire in half an hour in the night. The private hospital's ambulance, fire department's ambulance, and 108 Ambulance were deputed to shift the patients," he added.

Probe ordered
CM Rupani orders probe into the hospital fire

Rajkot's Municipal Commissioner Udit Agarwal said Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has been informed about the hospital fire, adding the CM also ordered a probe into it. "We have ordered a probe in the incident, the hospital had all the fire extinguisher systems on the place and the staff was trained. But somehow they could not use the system in the panic," Agarwal stated.

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Ramya Patelkhana is a senior editor at NewsBytes. She has nearly seven years of experience in digital journalism and has previously worked with India News and Authint Media. She has a Bachelor's degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from the IK Gujral Punjab Technical University, Kapurthala, and an advanced diploma in Media Studies from IPW, New Delhi.
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