20210516 Ahmedabad: Fire in building with Covid hospital
India May 16 2021 “Building” “Hospitals”
Dead : dead 0 or unknown Burnout : 1 to 29 Injured : injured 0 or unknown
Ahmedabad: Fire in building with Covid hospital
Updated: 2021-05-16
AHMEDABAD: Panic spread through Naroda when a major fire broke out at a commercial building which housed a Covid-19 designated hospital on Saturday afternoon. However, no one was reported dead or injured in the incident, said officers of Ahmedabad fire and emergency services (AFES).
The fire broke out around 2.30 pm in the Capital Commercial Complex near Naroda crematorium. A total of 12 patients were being treated for Covid at Vedanta Hospital on the fourth floor of the building. Five fire tenders and nearly 40 AFES personnel rushed to the spot. They took two hours to douse the flame and clear the smoke.
Relatives of patients rushed to the spot on hearing of the news. Dr Manoj Soni of the hospital said only two patients were shifted — one to a private hospital and the other to SVP Hospital. Four patients, who were in the ICU ward, were still there in hospital. While four patients were given discharge, two were sent to home isolation, he said.
Web Source: The Times of India