A fire that broke out at privately-run Uday Shivanand Hospital in the Indian state of Gujarat has claimed the lives of five people.
The fire, which occurred in the Covid-19 hospital’s intensive care unit (ICU), injured another 28 people.
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Uday Shivanand Hospital was treating 33 coronavirus patients.
Following the incident, some of them suffered fire burns and were moved to another hospital in Rajkot, a city in western Gujarat, which is nearly 1,100km southwest of New Delhi.
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani ordered a high-level inquiry to determine the cause of the incident.
Authorities have also announced compensation to the families of the victims.
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By GlobalDataPrime Minister Narendra Modi expressed deep grief over the loss of lives due to the hospital fire.
Modi said in a tweet: “Extremely pained by the loss of lives due to a hospital fire in Rajkot. My thoughts are with those who lost their loved ones in this unfortunate tragedy.
“Praying for a quick recovery of the injured. The administration is ensuring all possible assistance to those affected.”
Media sources said that the fire at the Covid-19 hospital was put out within 30 to 45 minutes.
Similarly, in August this year, a fire broke out on the top floor of a four-storey private hospital in Ahmedabad, another key city in Gujarat, and killed eight Covid-19 patients.
It is believed that deaths in India are mainly caused due to poor maintenance and lack of proper firefighting equipment.
