In another tragic incident in Maharashtra, around 13 COVID-19 patients died in a fire blaze at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a private hospital in Palghar District.
According to an official, there were 90 patients in the hospital with 18 of them in the ICU when the fire broke out from a blast in the AC Unit. Among the 13 dead, 8 are men and 5 are women.
The fire broke out shortly after 3 am. Firefighters worked hard to extinguish the fire till 5:20 am in the morning. Five patients were rescued and shifted to other hospitals in nearby areas.
This tragedy comes mere two days after 22 patients lost their lives due to an oxygen tank leakage in Nashik.
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