20210409 Miraculous escape for 28 in Nagpur hospital fire, four patients die
India Apr 10 2021 “Building” “Hospitals”
Dead : dead 1 to 4 Burnout : 1 to 29 Injured : injured more than 10
Miraculous escape for 28 in Nagpur hospital fire, four patients die
Updated: 2021-04-10
Five fire tenders and one turntable ladder were pressed into service to douse the fire at Well Treat Hospital on Friday evening
At least four patients — three males and one female — died, while 28 others and 18 hospital staff members had a miraculous escape after a major fire broke out in the ICU of Well Treat Hospital on the busy Amravati Road in Wadi area, Nagpur district, on Friday night, reports Proshun Chakraborty.
The fire broke out in the non-Covid hospital at around 8.10 pm on the second floor, where the ICU is located.
The building has four storeys above the ground floor. ICICI Bank is situated on the ground floor, while the first floor is occupied by Methodex System Pvt Ltd. The rest of the floors are occupied by the hospital owned by Dr Rahul Thaware.
The cause of the fire is said to be an electrical short-circuit.
Web Source: The Times of India